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

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug)- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for admission to the PhD Programmes for the academic session commencing in Aug 2024.

Check more details on IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) here on this page below.

IISER TVM PhD Programs

IISER TVM PhD offering Schools/Centres

• Schools of Biological Sciences
• Schools of Chemical Sciences
• Schools of Physical Sciences
• Schools of Mathematical Sciences
• Schools of Data Sciences
• Schools of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
• Centre of Advanced Materials Research with International Engagement (CAMRIE)
• Centre of High-Performance Computing (CHPC)

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) Eligibility Criteria

General Eligibility Criteria

1. 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale (or first-class equivalent) or first class in Master’s program in a relevant discipline as declared by the respective University.
   (BE/BTech degree in relevant specialization is admissible for select areas of research in the School of Physics (see Research Areas))
2. The candidate must have qualified at least one of the following examinations: CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF or GATE or other national-level examinations.
3. BS-MS/Masters students from any of the IISERs/IITs/IISc with a CGPA 8 or above on a 10-point scale are exempted from national-level test eligibility related criteria.

Relaxation for reserved categories to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per Government of India rules.

Subject Wise Eligibility Criteria

Research Areas

Biological Sciences

• Biophysics and Biochemistry
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Ecology & Evolution
• Genetics and Development
• Infection and Immunity
• Neurobiology
• Theoretical & Computational Biology

Chemical Sciences

• Bio-inorganic Chemistry
• Coordination Chemistry
• Biomaterials
• Nanoparticles-Immune Cells Interactions
• p-Block Chemistry: Bond Activation, Catalysis
• Catalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis
• Catalysis, Organic Synthesis, Coupling Reactions
• Electrocatalysis for Energy Conversion and Biomass Valorisation
• Homogeneous Catalysis with s- and p-Block Compounds
• Macrocycles, Molecular Sensors, and Helicity
• Materials Chemistry for Sustainable Energy
• Molecular Catalyst Development, Hydrogenation, Lignin Depolymerization
• Natural Products Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Asymmetric Catalysis, and Synthesis
• New Catalytic Strategies in Organic Synthesis
• NMR Spectroscopy, Biochemistry, Biophysics
• Photochemistry and Photophysics; Crystalline Organic Materials
• Quantum Cluster, Cluster-Assembly, and Metal-Organic Framework Materials
• Semiconductor Quantum Dots, Metal Nanoparticle, Light-Induced Processes
• Soft-Materials and Interfaces, Charge Transport in Bio/Molecular Systems
• Supramolecular Chemistry, DNA nanotechnology, Cancer therapy
• Supramolecular Chemistry, Host-Guest Chemistry, Molecular Switches, and Machines
• Supramolecular Chemistry, Polymers, Organic Chemistry
• Synthetic Methods for Organic Synthesis, C–H Functionalization, and Asymmetric Catalysis
• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
• Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Materials Science
• Theoretical Physical Chemistry, System’s Chemistry, Chemical Physics, biological physics
• Ultrafast Nonlinear Spectroscopy

Mathematical Sciences

• Analysis: Matrix Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Fourier Analysis, Functional Analysis, Harmonic Analysis.
• Applied Analysis: Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Oncology, Financial Engineering, Data Sciences
• Algebra and Number Theory: Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic Number Theory

Physical Sciences

Experimental Physics

• Hybrid nanostructured materials for supercapacitor and solid-state battery applications
• Development of Light Sheet Microscopy (LSM) or Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) imaging system; Development of photacoustic imaging (PAI) system – both microscopy and tomography
• Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy of 2D nanomaterials*
• Physics of semiconductor devices (solar cells, light emitting diodes, transistors, memory, bioelectronic) based on quantum/Organic/perovskite/2D materials using various optical and electrical spectroscopy techniques.
• Semiconductor spin-qubits, Quantum electrical sensing, 2D superconducting circuits*
• 2D materials for thermoelectric transport studies and devices*
• Quantum Materials and Spintronics*
• Superconductivity, quantum materials
• Nonlinear optics, frequency combs, microwave photonics
• Advanced semiconductor devices for power / energy conversion*

Theoretical Physics

• Condensed Matter Theory: Strongly correlated electron systems, Neural quantum state (NQS) wave function for quantum many-body systems, Novel electronic phases like superconductivity, topological insulator etc.
• General Relativity, Cosmology, Gravitational Wave Astronomy and, the analysis of cosmological and astrophysical data sets.
• Solar Physics, Lower Solar Atmosphere, Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Simulations, MHD Waves
• Brewer Dobson Circulation, Sudden Stratospheric Warming, Cloud dynamics, Global wave analysis
• Quantum Materials, Quantum magnetism and Spintronics
• Ultrafast molecular dynamics, Generation of attosecond pulse train.
• Beyond Standard Model of Particle Physics, Dark Matter

BE/BTech candidates are eligible for selected areas marked with *

Data Sciences

• Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing
• Internet-of-Things
• Distributed Learning (Federated and Gossip Learning)
• Transfer and Tiny Machine Learning
• Explainable AI
• Biomedical/Clinical Data Science
• Generative Machine Learning
• Machine Learning in predicting structures in graphs
• Neuromorphic Machine Learning
• Dependence modelling using Copula
• Mathematical Theory of Reliability
• Stochastic Degradation modelling
• Applied Statistics
• Design and analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
• Survival Analysis
• Reliability Theory
• Computational Imaging
• Medical Image Reconstruction and Analysis
• Edge computing in Healthcare
• Deep Learning
• Computer Vision
• Emotion Recognition
• Intelligent Systems
• Image Processing
• Signal Processing
• Classification Systems Using Machine Learning Models

Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

• Marine and estuarine biogeochemistry
• Tropical Meteorology: Monsoon Dynamics and Tropical Storms
• Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
• Atmospheric waves and circulation
• Cloud Physics
• Land-Atmosphere Interaction and Hydrology
• Crop Modeling and Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture
• Ecosystem-Climate interactions
• Atmospheric Optics
• Atmospheric Aerosols
• Atmospheric boundary layer

CAMRIE

CHPC

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) Schedule

Tentative Interview Dates

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) Application Procedure

• Applicants should complete the online application.
• Only complete applications in all respects would be considered.
• Candidates should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email addresses of two referees in the application form.
• Applicants will receive an acknowledgment email with a unique application number on submission of the online application form.
• Applicants are NOT required to post a hard copy of the application to IISER TVM.

Application Fees

• General/OBC Candidates: Rs. 500/-
• SC/ST/PH Candidates: Rs. 250/-

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) Selection Process

Biological Sciences

It is mandatory for a candidate to submit a short “Statement of Purpose” of 300-400 words, based on a research area the candidate finds interesting. While applying online, the proposal has to be uploaded under the section “Statement of Purpose (SOP)”. The proposal need not be related to the research ongoing at the School of Biology, IISER TVM.

Short-listed candidates will have to appear for interviews conducted by IISER TVM in hybrid mode. There will be two rounds of interviews. The first round of interviews will be conducted online. Candidates who are shortlisted further for the final round of interviews will have to appear in person at IISER TVM campus. The final selection of candidates will solely be based on the performance during the interviews.

Chemical Sciences

Marks and Ranks (CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF/GATE) based shortlisting and interview in person.

Mathematical Sciences

Candidates meeting all the eligibility criteria will be further shortlisted and be called for online interviews.

Physical Sciences

During the application process, the candidates will be asked to enter one of the choices among 1) Theoretical, 2) Experimental. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews conducted in hybrid mode.

Data Sciences

During the application process, a candidate will be asked to select one or more choices of the research areas for the School of Data Science based on her/his qualifications. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews which will be conducted online mode at IISER TVM.

Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Applications will be shortlisted based on marks and the shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews which will be conducted in hybrid mode at IISER TVM.

CAMRIE

During the application process, a candidate will be asked to select one or more choices of the research area for the centre based on her/his qualification. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews which will be conducted in hybrid mode at IISER TVM.

CHPC

During the application process, a candidate will be asked to select one or more choices of the research area for the centre based on her/his qualification. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews which will be conducted in hybrid mode at IISER TVM.

IISER TVM PhD Admission 2024 (Aug) Results

Shortlisted Candidates

List of candidates shortlisted for the Interview for PhD Programme will be updated here when avilable.

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