IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2021 – Dates, Results
IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2021 – IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) Mohali invites applications for PhD admission for the session starting in Aug 2021. Check more details on the page below.
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IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2021 Results
Selected Candidates
Department of Physical Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Physical Science at the Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali for August/September 2021 session.
| S.No. | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 11417 | Rajni |
| 2 | 10042 | Balbeer Singh |
| 3 | 13794 | Sudeep Halder |
| 4 | 10030 | Ambika Saxena |
| 5 | 10223 | Rajat Kumar |
| 6 | 10104 | Sovan Boxi |
| 7 | 11092 | Ghulam Mohmad |
| 8 | 10067 | Saheli Mukherjee |
| 9 | 12522 | Fadiyah M |
| 10 | 10036 | Habib Ahsan |
| 11 | 10092 | Sourabh Chutia |
| 12 | 10038 | Savita |
| 13 | 10099 | Supriya Nayak |
| 14 | 10115 | Sayan Mandal |
| 15 | 10138 | Abdul Alim |
| 16 | 10133 | Soujanya Datta |
| 17 | 13657 | Mohd Monish |
| 18 | 10414 | Akhil Deswal |
| 19 | 10072 | Preeti Yadav |
| 20 | 13118 | Barkha Khattar |
| 21 | 10069 | Soumyaranjan Dash |
Department of Biological Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program at the Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali for August/September 2021 session.
| S. No. | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10072 | Deepak |
| 2 | 10186 | Ankita Khanna |
| 3 | 10245 | Pooja |
| 4 | 10586 | Sakshi Seth |
| 5 | 10671 | Shivam Singla |
| 6 | 10783 | Chetna Gola |
| 7 | 10895 | Sougata Das |
| 8 | 11555 | Anup Jha |
| 9 | 11614 | Saurabh Singh Dhakar |
| 10 | 12093 | Aakanksha Chauhan |
| 11 | 12115 | Akanksha Sharma |
| 12 | 12214 | Pinkey Yashoda Devi Singh |
| 13 | 12398 | Khushboo |
| 14 | 12400 | Annette Mariya Tedy |
| 15 | 12483 | Ritika Vishnoi |
| 16 | 12540 | Mohd Shaaz Iqbal |
| 17 | 12545 | Elarani Majhee |
| 18 | 12615 | Abhijith P |
| 19 | 12704 | Priyanka Das |
| 20 | 12747 | Spriha Ghosh |
| 21 | 12827 | Tamanna |
| 22 | 13030 | Vaidehi Roy Chowdhury |
| 23 | 13503 | Anindita |
| 24 | 13632 | Manash Kumar Behera |
| 25 | 13672 | Ankita Goyal |
| 26 | 13685 | Praneet Wahi |
| 27 | 13723 | Rajneesh Rao |
| 28 | 13835 | Ayan Mandal |
| 29 | 13913 | Pawan Verma |
| 30 | 13960 | Vanshika Rastogi |
Department of Chemical Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program at the Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Mohali for August/September 2021 session.
| S.No. | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10015 | Neelam |
| 2 | 10031 | Shivam Kumar Pandey |
| 3 | 10037 | Nisha Yadav |
| 4 | 10068 | Amit Kumar |
| 5 | 10081 | Nandha Kumar E |
| 6 | 10114 | Devansh Swadia |
| 7 | 10126 | Priyam Bajpai |
| 8 | 10287 | Sumit |
| 9 | 10337 | Soma Sil |
| 10 | 10344 | Supriya Sil |
| 11 | 10364 | Subarna Manna |
| 12 | 10377 | Akshaykumar Bhagwanrao Wadhave |
| 13 | 10384 | Sarita Kumari |
| 14 | 10477 | Pallavi Garg |
| 15 | 10576 | Jyoti |
| 16 | 10670 | Shyamali Maji |
| 17 | 10836 | Gourav Chakraborty |
| 18 | 10912 | Amit |
| 19 | 10969 | Ankita Paul |
| 20 | 11170 | Sagar |
| 21 | 11181 | Gayathri P |
| 22 | 11195 | Piyush Kumar |
| 23 | 11212 | Sweta Mehta |
| 24 | 11408 | Vandana Vishwakarma |
| 25 | 11504 | Rahul Singh |
| 26 | 11572 | Preeti |
| 27 | 11622 | Akash Nandgaye |
| 28 | 11629 | Rupali Mittal |
| 29 | 12174 | Soumya Mondal |
| 30 | 12362 | Poonam Gupta |
| 31 | 12364 | Mohd Aamir Khan |
| 32 | 12594 | Navneet Kaur |
| 33 | 12667 | Jyoti Devi |
| 34 | 12715 | Simranjeet Kaur |
| 35 | 12966 | Soumya Koner |
| 36 | 13195 | Subhankar Bodak |
| 37 | 13569 | Kirti Chhabra |
| 38 | 13676 | Prabir Maity |
| 39 | 13910 | Simran Gupta |
| 40 | 13978 | Parul Rathour |
Department of Humanities and Social Science
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Humanities & Social Science at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Mohali for August/September 2021 session.
| S.No. | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 11379 | Nilkhanta Pal |
| 2 | 11510 | Jobial Alex |
| 3 | 11722 | Bikash Padhan |
| 4 | 12479 | Swapanil Chaudhary |
| 5 | 12547 | Utkarsh Negi |
| 6 | 12752 | Ambady Sivan |
| 7 | 12858 | Thansiandong Guite |
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Earth & Environmental Science at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISER Mohali for August/September 2021 session.
| S.No. | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10347 | Shivam |
| 2 | 10160 | Ajay Haridas |
| 3 | 10161 | Jitendra Kumar Roy |
Special Drive
Special Drive (Ph.D. admissions: ST category)
Applications are invited from prospective candidates from ST category students (Only) for admission to the PhD Program at IISER Mohali in the areas of Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Mathematical Sciences, for the session beginning in September 2021. Candidates interested in pursuing research in interdisciplinary areas are also encouraged to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
Biological Sciences
The applicant should have a Masters degree/ B.Tech/MBBS/ M.Tech/ /M. Pharm with a good academic record (at least 60% and above) and should be GATE/CSIR or UGC-NET/ JEST/ GPAT/ ICMR-JRF/DBT-JRF/DBT-BINC/ICAR-NET/DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject.
Chemical Sciences
The applicant should have a Masters degree/ B.Tech/ MBBS/ M.Tech/ M.Pharm with a good academic record (at least a high second class) and should be GATE/ CSIR or UGC-NET/ JEST/ GPAT/ ICMR-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ DBT-BINC/ ICAR-NET/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject. The research interests of the candidates will be given due consideration while assigning a laboratory and guide. Accordingly, additional information may be sought from the candidates shortlisted for interview. The candidates must check their email periodically and provide necessary information, if asked, failing which may lead to cancellation of their application.
Physical Sciences
The applicant should have a Masters degree/ B.Tech/ M.Tech with a good academic record (at least a high second class) and should be GATE/ CSIR or UGC-NET/ JEST/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject. (ST category only) (Note: The application is open to all category candidates ONLY FOR THOSE QUALIFIED IN JEST/DST-INSPIRE Fellowship 2021
Mathematical Sciences
Kindly click on these two links:
(i) https://www.iisermohali.ac.in/files/frontpage/IISER-Mohali-PhD-Admission-Poster2021.pdf
(ii) https://www.iisermohali.ac.in/files/frontpage/Admission-through-NBHM.pdf
Application procedure
Prospective candidates should apply online using the “Online Application Facility” by visiting the website at http://www.iisermohali.ac.in. Short-listed candidates will be invited for a screening-test/interview/online interview at IISER Mohali.
Instructions
Please read the instructions PhD August 2021 (Special Drive)
IMPORTANT
All candidates should ensure that their application form is complete by downloading the filled application form from ERP.
All communication with candidates will be shared by email only and all the announcements will be made in the iiser mohali webpage.
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 interviews depending on the number of applications received – this particularly applicable when we receive a large number of applicants and conduct an online/offline interview.
Last date
The online application facility will be open till 17.00 evening, August 23, 2021.
The tentative interview dates will be in the last week of August or the first week of September, which will be announced in the homepage of IISER Mohali.
For further details about the program and research areas – visit
PhD Programs Offered
- Physical Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Humanities & Social Sciences
Eligibility Criteria for IISER Mohali PhD Admission January 2021
Physical Sciences
Applicant should have a Master’s degree/ M.Tech/ B.Tech/ MBBS with a good academic record (minimum high 2nd class) and should be CSIR/GATE or UGC-NET/ JEST/ ICMR-JRF/ GPAT/ DBT-JRF/ ICAR-NET/ DBT-BINC/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject.
Chemical Sciences
The applicant should have a Master’s degree/ M.Tech/ B.Tech/ MBBS/ M.Pharm with a good academic record (minimum 2nd class) and should be CSIR/GATE or UGC-NET/ JEST/ ICMR-JRF/ GPAT/ DBT-JRF/ ICAR-NET/ DBT-BINC/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject.
The research interests of the candidates will be given due consideration while assigning a laboratory and guide. Accordingly, additional information may be sought from the candidates shortlisted for interview. The candidates must check their email periodically and provide necessary information, if asked, failing which may lead to cancellation of their application.
Biological Sciences
The applicant should have a Master’s degree/ M.Tech/ B.Tech/ MBBS/ M.Pharm with a good academic record (minimum high 2nd class) and should be CSIR/GATE or UGC-NET/ JEST/ ICMR-JRF/ GPAT/ DBT-JRF/ ICAR-NET/ DBT-BINC/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
An applicant should have a Masters /M. Tech/ B.Tech degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Geology/ Environmental Biotechnology/ Biological Sciences/ Hydrology/ Climate Sciences/ Geophysics/ Meteorology/ Mathematics / Artificial Intelligence / Remote Sensing / Computer Sciences / Data Sciences and should have a valid CSIR-UGC-NET/ GATE/ DST-Inspire fellowship
Earth and Environmental Sciences
An applicant should have a Masters/ B.Tech/ M. Tech degree in Atmospheric Sciences/ Earth and Environmental Sciences/ Geology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Environmental Biotechnology /Biological Sciences/ Geophysics/ Meteorology/ Hydrology/ Climate Sciences/ Mathematics / Remote Sensing / Computer Sciences / Artificial Intelligence /Data Sciences and should havea valid GATE/ CSIR-UGC-NET/ 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: [email protected] 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.
Mathematical Sciences
Masters degree or a B.Tech. degree with a good academic record (at least a high second class).
How to apply for Mathematical Sciences?
- Candidates must appear in NBHM Doctoral Scholarship Test conducted by the National Board for Higher Mathematics.
- While applying through online admission portal of IISER Mohali, candidates must mention their NBHM Doctoral Scholarship Test roll numbers and test center in their application.
Selection For Mathematical Sciences
- Based on the performance in NBHM Doctoral Scholarship written test some candidates may be invited for an interview at IISER Mohali.
- Based on the performance in the interview, some of them may be offered admission provided they have qualifications listed in A or B below. Preference will be given to those who fall in Category A.
- Category A Candidates have a source of funding, e.g. UGC-CSIR (JRF), DST-INSPIRE, NBHM Doctoral Scholarship, PMRF etc.
- Category B Candidates have a valid Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) score or UGC-CSIR(LS).
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 / 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: [email protected] 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 proposed research.
Having qualified UGC/NET/NET-JRF/GATE or any other national level eligibility test is required at the time of the PhD application submission.
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.
For English literature, only candidates with UGC-NET-JRF will be considered in the areas of Trauma Studies, Scatology Studies, and Science-in-theatre/fiction.
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 Date for IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2021
| Last date for online application | 12.00 noon, April 30, 2021 (Friday) |
Interview Dates
| Department | Interview Dates |
| Physical Sciences | 23 and 24 Aug 2021 |
| Chemical Sciences | intimated on email |
| Mathematical Sciences | intimated soon |
| Biological Sciences | 23 – 29 July 2021 |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | intimated on email |
Research Areas
| Department | Research Areas |
| Physical Sciences | Check Here |
| Chemical Sciences | Check Here |
| Mathematical Sciences | Check Here |
| Biological Sciences | Check Here |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | Check Here |
IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2021 Application Process
Candidates have to apply online using the “Online Application Facility” by visiting the official website of IISER Mohali.
Select PhD Admissions – January 2021 and enter a valid E-mail address to register. This email id will be used for correspondence.
After you submit the form take a print copy of the application form.
Fully Completed, Submitted Online application will be consider for admission process.
Applicants are strongly advised to complete and submit applications before the deadline. The Institute will not be responsible for any last-minute problems.
Incomplete applications will be REJECTED .
Selection Process
Short-listed Applicants will be invited for a screening-test/interview at IISER Mohali.
For more details and to apply online visit – Official Website
Previous Years Admissions
IISER Mohali PhD Admission Jan 2021
Important Dates
| Last date for online application | 12.00 noon, October 27, 2020 |
Schedule of the PhD interviews
Department of Physical Sciences: December 21 to 22, 2020
Department of Chemical Sciences: December 10 to 11, 2020
Department of Biological Sciences: December 10, 2020
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences: December 12, 2020
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences: December 07, 2020
Shortlisted Candidates for IISER Mohali PhD Admission Interviews Jan 2021
- Shortlisted candidates for the final round of Ph.D. interviews in the Department of Chemical Sciences
- Shortlisted Candidates for Physical Sciences
- Shortlisted Candidates for Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Shortlisted candidates for the second round of Ph.D. interviews in the Department of Biological Sciences
- Shortlisted Candidates for Humanities and Social Sciences
Results
Department of Physical Sciences
On the basis of interviews held on 21st and 22nd Dec 2020, the following candidates have been provisionally selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Physics in the Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali for January 2021.
| S.No | Application No. | Name |
| 1 | 10126 | Israr |
| 2 | 10449 | Abhimanyu |
| 3 | 10669 | Kanav Sharma |
| 4 | 10675 | Vipin Devrari |
| 5 | 10740 | Muhsin Chalil |
| 6 | 10896 | Bharat Sirasva |
| 7 | 11123 | Tathagata Roy |
| 8 | 11153 | Samiran Malgope |
| 9 | 11183 | Sidhant Jakhar |
| 10 | 11437 | Abhishek Panda |
| 11 | 11578 | Vipul Kumar |
Department of Biological Sciences
The following candidates have been provisionally selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali for January 2021.
| S.No | Application No. | Name |
| 1 | 10005 | Taruna |
| 2 | 10006 | Simran Kundral |
| 3 | 10080 | Deep Shikha |
| 4 | 10104 | Surbhi Singla |
| 5 | 10168 | Mushtaq Ahmed Najar |
| 6 | 10199 | Deepanshi Saxena |
| 7 | 10536 | Praneeta Kuanr |
| 8 | 10609 | Amarjeet Sharma |
| 9 | 10673 | Surbhi |
| 10 | 10713 | Deepanshi Awasthi |
| 11 | 10735 | Kanika Sharma |
| 12 | 10800 | Himanshu Tahiliani |
| 13 | 10855 | Priyanshu |
| 14 | 11008 | Jai Shree |
| 15 | 11015 | Annesha Ghosh |
| 16 | 11025 | Akanksha Verma |
| 17 | 11083 | Tripti Jhalani |
| 18 | 11165 | Archana Prakash K |
| 19 | 11271 | Mohd Khalid |
| 20 | 11426 | Tsering Choton |
| 21 | 11446 | Harisankar Durga |
| 22 | 11545 | Samanwita Das |
| 23 | 11666 | Himanshi Maheshwari |
| 24 | 11668 | Anchala Pandey |
| 25 | 11676 | Md Kaizer |
| 26 | 11874 | Mahima |
| 27 | 13075 | Anway Sarkar |
| 28 | 13206 | Sindhoora P |
Department of Chemical Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Chemical Sciences at the Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Mohali for the January 2021 session.
| S.No | Application No. | Name |
| 1 | 10022 | Kiranjot Kaur |
| 2 | 10026 | Kuldeep |
| 3 | 10031 | Mansi |
| 4 | 10051 | Somenath Mahato |
| 5 | 10182 | Zahid Ahmad Khan |
| 6 | 10184 | Shubham Narang |
| 7 | 10228 | Baishanal Mandal |
| 8 | 10567 | Diksha |
| 9 | 10656 | Anannya Banerjee |
| 10 | 10733 | Praval Pratap Singh |
| 11 | 10827 | Supriya Halder |
| 12 | 10853 | Subham Das |
| 13 | 10907 | Urja Narang |
| 14 | 11034 | Suchitra Gupta |
| 15 | 11111 | Anurag Verma |
| 16 | 11131 | Amit Kumar |
| 17 | 11390 | Vinod |
| 18 | 11399 | Deepika Thakur |
| 19 | 11455 | Neha Saini |
| 20 | 11586 | Shubhi |
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The following candidates have been provisionally selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISER Mohali for January 2021.
| S.No | Application No. | Name |
| 1 | 148962 | Athira K S |
| 2 | 148036 | Chetan Sadhotra |
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The following candidates have been provisionally selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Mohali for January 2021 session.
| S.No | Application No. | Name |
| 1 | 10819 | Vir Pratap Singh Gautam |
| 2 | 10997 | Puru Sharma |
| 3 | 10719 | Maria Teresa Raju |
IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2020 Results
Department of Physical Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Physics at the Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali for August 2020 session.
| S. No | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10075 | Aditya Bhandari |
| 2 | 10163 | Bana Singh |
| 3 | 10258 | Priya Ghosh |
| 4 | 10280 | Sanjay Baliwal |
| 5 | 10968 | Sayan Maity |
| 6 | 11270 | Gayatri Singh |
| 7 | 11466 | Ayan Kumar Nai |
| 8 | 11821 | Sukhendu Kumar Banerjee |
| 9 | 11906 | Subhajit Supakar |
| 10 | 11979 | Sourav Karan |
| 11 | 11981 | Md Gayas Ansari |
| 12 | 12553 | Soumita Chakraborty |
| 13 | 12905 | Nayan Das |
| 14 | 12992 | Akriti Singh |
| 15 | 13286 | Warsim Akram Imamasab Katapur |
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Mathematics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, IISER Mohali for August 2020 session.
| S. No | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10090 | Rumpa Masanta |
| 2 | 10102 | Bappa Ghosh |
| 3 | 10303 | Hemant |
| 4 | 10702 | Biswadeep Karmakar |
| 5 | 10919 | Sushant |
| 6 | 11309 | Chitrarekha Sahu |
| 7 | 11385 | Debatta m Das |
| 8 | 12336 | Arkadev Ghosh |
| 9 | 13045 | Joseph Judy |
| 10 | 13279 | Subhajit Das |
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Earth & Environmental Science at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISER Mohali for August 2020 session.
| S. No | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 10707 | Ajay Kumar |
| 2 | 11074 | Rohtash |
Department of Humanities and Social Science
The following candidates have been selected for admission to the Ph.D. program in Humanities & Social Science at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Mohali for August 2020 session.
| S. No | Application No | Name |
| 1 | 12985 | Jonayed Rousen Mandal |
| 2 | 13109 | Moola Vikas Kumar |
| 3 | 13256 | Rashid Ali |