Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences – ILBS Admissions 2023-24: Dates, Application Form

ILBS Admissions

ILBS Admissions 2023-24 – Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi invites applications for ILBS Entrance Exam for Admission to PhD, PDCC, PGCC, Fellowship and Certificate Courses for the academic session starting from July 2023.

Check full details on ILBS Admissions 2023-24 such as eligibility criteria, application process here.

ILBS Courses Offered

PhD Courses

  • PhD Molecular and Cellular Medicine
  • PhD Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases
  • PhD Hepatology
  • PhD Clinical Nutrition

Post Doctoral Certificate Course (PDCC – 1 Year)

  • Organ Transplant Anesthesia
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Hepatopathology
  • Nephrology
  • Transplant Virology
  • Diagnostic Virology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • GI Medical Oncology
  • HPB and GI Advanced Radiation Oncology
  • Gastro Radiology
  • Blood Banking & Immunohaematology
  • Advanced Diagnostic and Clinical Microbiology
  • Apheresis Technology and Blood Component Therapy
  • Cellular Transplant Immunology
  • Hepatology
  • Advanced Clinical Biochemistry
  • Hepato-Hematology
  • Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Post Graduate Certificate Course (PGCC – 1 Year/ 06 Months)

  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases
  • Clinical Research in Liver Diseases
  • Clinical Bioinformatics

Fellowship (1 Year)

  • Fellowship in Advanced Hepatology

Certificate Course (06 Months)

  • Nephrology
  • Critical Care
  • Biostatistics

For exact seats read notification.

ILBS Admissions 2023-24 Important Dates

Last date for online application07 May 2023
Date of Written Examination28 May 2023
Date of Departmental Assessment29 May 2023
The courses shall commence from01 July 2023

Eligibility Criteria for ILBS Admissions 2023-24

For PhD Courses

  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences (Life Sciences, Zoology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology) or
  • Professional degree (MBBS, Master Degree in Medical or Dental Sciences, M.V.Sc, M.Pharma, M.Tech.) or other equivalent degrees.
  • Candidates should have secured at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade.

For PD Certificate Course

  • MD / DNB (Medicine / Pulmonary Medicine / Anaesthesia /Radiology/ Pathology/ Microbiology)

For PG Certificate Course

  • BAMS / BHMS / MBBS / BDS / B.Sc. Nursing / M.Sc./ MSc Statistics

For Certificate Course

  • MBBS

For Fellowship Course

  • Minimum three years DM in Gastroenterology or equivalent super speciality / DNB in Gastroenterology with special interest in Hepatology.

For specific course wise eligibility criteria read Prospectus.

ILBS Admissions 2023-24 Application Process

  • Candidates has to apply online on ILBS official website https://www.ilbs.in/
  • The general instructions for filling up application forms are detailed on the website.

Application Fee

For PDCC courses Rs.5000/
For PGCC courses Rs.2500/
For Ph.D. and Certificate Courses Rs.1000/
Mode of Payment Online

Selection Process

For PDCC/ Fellowship/ PGCC/ Certificate Courses

  • Selection of candidates for PDCC/Fellowship/PGCC/Certificate Courses will be on merit based on entrance test.
  • Objective test (weightage 70%) for grading aptitude and merit. The test would be of 90 minute’s duration comprising of 100 multiple-choice questions. The qualifying criteria for entrance examination is minimum 50% marks. To qualify for the departmental assessment for PDCC/PGCC and Certificate courses, the candidate should have secured minimum 50% marks in theory entrance examination.
  • Departmental assessment and final interview (weightage 30%)
  • Director’s Interview
  • Declaration of Final Result 

For PhD

NET qualified candidates

Applicants who have cleared a national level examination like CSIR/UGC-NET ICMR-JRF need to appear for a Direct Interview.

Non-NET qualified candidates

There will be written test followed by interview/Departmental Assessment.

Selection for PhD course will be through two stage performance evaluation

Stage I

Candidates those who satisfy the minimum requirements have to appear in written qualifying test conducted in New Delhi. Those who qualify the test will be called for interview.

Test Details

Number of Questions100
Types of QuestionsMCQ
SyllabusRelating to subject till the masters level
Qualifying MarksMinimum 50% marks

Stage II

The shortlisted candidates will be called for a round of interview to be held at ILBS.

Total marks will be 100 and are distributed as follows:

Students who have cleared NET examination (CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/equivalent) and possess their valid JRF fellowship30 marks
Students with prior research experience (min. 6 months)20 marks
Research (interest) presentation, 10 minutes10 marks
Interaction with the faculty followed by interview40 marks

Important Links

NotificationClick Here
ProspectusClick Here
Application FormClick Here
ILBS WebsiteClick Here
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Previous Admissions

ILBS Admissions 2022-23

Important Dates

Last date for online application27 November 2022
Date of Written Examination18 December 2022
Date of Departmental Assessment19 December 2022
The courses shall commence from02 January 2023

ILBS Admissions 2021-22

ILBS Admissions 2021-22 Important Dates

Last date for online application02 May 2021
Date of Written Examination23 May 2021
Date of Departmental Assessment24 May 2021
The courses shall commence from01 July 2021