INST Mohali PhD Admission 2024 (Jan) – Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali invites applications for PhD admission into several areas of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Jan 2024 session.

Selected students will be enrolled in the PhD program of IISER, Mohali and the PhD degree will be awarded by IISER, Mohali.

Check full details on INST Mohali PhD Admission 2024 (Jan) here.

Research Units at INST Mohali

Quantum Materials & Devices

• Experimental aspects of Material and Device Physics
  • Low dimensional materials and artificial superstructures
  • Nanoscale piezo, ferro and pyroelectricity
  • Photovoltaics
  • Micro and nano structured device
  • Nano devices and sensors
  • Spintronics
  • Organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructured devices, selfpowered electronics, sensors and actuators
  • Flow fabrication of nanostructures for light driven properties
  • Microfluidics for sensing and delivery
  • Physics in Nanodimension objects
• Computational Nanoscience
  • Theoretical condensed matter physics
  • Exploiting piezoelectricity, electronic charge, spin and valley degrees of freedom at the nanoscale for next-generation electronics
  • Nanomaterials and their interfaces for power conversion: e.g., photovoltaics, photocatalysis, sensors
  • Designing of spin-interfaces and spintronics materials
  • Single molecule magnets and molecular magnetism
• Computational Chemistry
  • Electron transfer in proteins & enzymatic chemical reactions
  • Electron transport at molecular nano-junctions
• Computational Biology and Biophysics
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Protein and Protein-Ligand Interactions
  • Anti-malarial drug activities and drug designing
  • Regulation of enzymatic activities of CBS enzymes

Energy & Environment

• Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry (fuel cells, batteries & supercapacitors)
  • Energy storage & conversion
  • Framework materials (COF & MOF)
  • Photocatalysis (water splitting & CO2 reduction)
  • Solar cells (perovskites, quantum dots & dye sensitized solar cells)
  • Solid state chemistry
  • X-ray scattering
• Organic & Polymer Chemistry
  • Biomaterials & drug delivery
  • Chemosensors
  • Flexible optoelectronics
  • Luminescent materials
  • Catalysis (organic transformations, photocatalysis, biomass conversion)
  • Nanomotors & micropumps
  • Synthetic methodology
  • Small molecule & polymer synthesis
  • Stimuli-responsive supramolecular materials
• Spectroscopy & Physical Chemistry
  • Biosensing
  • Device fabrication
  • Luminescence spectroscopy
  • Nanophotonics
  • Single molecule spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast spectroscopy
• Environmental Chemistry
  • CO₂ sequestration & N₂ fixation
  • Microfluidics based sensing of pollutants
  • Sensing
  • Waste management
  • Water & air purification

Chemical Biology

• Cancer Nanomedicine
  • Epigenetic based
  • Hyperthermia based
  • Photo-thermal therapy
  • Photo-therapy
  • Combinatorial nanomedicine approach
• Nano-therapeutics
  • Infectious diseases: tuberculosis, leishmaniosis
  • Neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism
  • Lifestyle diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
  • Autoimmune disease: ulcerative colitis
• Bio-mimetic and Tissue Engineering
  • Regenerative nanomedicine
  • Stem cell nanomedicine
  • Supramolecular nanomaterial scaffolds
  • Smart hydrogels
  • Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials
• Biomolecular Phenomenon at Nanoscale
  • Disease mechanism
  • Self-assembling bionanomaterials
  • Nano-confinements
  • Biological nano-machines
• Nano-diagnostic
  • Biosensors: SERS, electrochemical or fluorescence based techniques
  • Theranostics: biomaterials for theranostics
• Agri-nanotechnology
  • Nano-fertilizers
  • Nano-pesticides
• Nano-toxicology
  • Cell and tissue toxicity
  • Nanomaterial toxicity
  • Developmental, neurological, behavioural nano-toxicity

Vacancy

• SC/ST – 16
• OBC – 19
• EWS – 8
• GEN – 35

Eligibility

• M. Sc. or M. Pharm. or M. Tech. in Basic or Applied Sciences, Engineering or related areas. Students who have appeared for the final year/semester examinations are also eligible, provided that the degree will be granted on or before 20th December 2023.
• Must have qualified for an independent source fellowship like, CSIR/UGC-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DBT-JRF, any other equivalent fellowships or with secured funding.
• Age limit: As per the guidelines of CSIR-UGC and DST.

INST Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2024 (Jan) Important Dates

Selection Procedure

• Candidates will have to appear in interview.
• Interested candidates are requested to submit an online synopsis to express their interest in attending the interview: https://forms.gle/kxwaXHFgkDak7BgW9
• Candidates should report by 9 am at Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 81, Mohali
• All original documents in support of date of birth, educational qualifications, fellowship (UGC/CSIR-JRF, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, etc.), reservation (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PH/EWS), research experience, publications etc. should be produced at the time of interview for verification.
• Candidates should also bring two passport size photographs and one set of photocopy of the above documents.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
• After the interview, the list of candidates selected for Ph. D. will be uploaded on INST website and the candidates will be intimated by email.
• Selection of students shall be done as per the provisions of The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 and amendments made thereto.

Application Process

• Candidates will be required to remit the application fees online on the date of interview.
• Rs.590/- for General, OBC and EWS candidates, and Rs.295/- for SC, ST and PH candidates.
• The candidates are required to submit an online synopsis.

Application Fee

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