National Institute of Immunology – NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session): Dates, Application, Results

National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission
National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission

NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session) – National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi invites applications for PhD Admission to its PhD Programs for the academic year 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session).

Check full details on NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session) below here.

NII Research Areas

  • Immunology
  • Infectious and Chronic Disease Biology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Chemical Biology
  • Structural Biology
  • Computational Biology

Eligibility Criteria for NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session)

Minimum Qualifications

  • M.Sc. in any branch of science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics), M.Tech., M.B.B.S., M.V.Sc., M.Pharm., Integrated M.Sc., or equivalent qualification as per the norms of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
  • At least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s degree and 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree are essential for the general category. Five percent relaxation in aggregate scores in Senior Secondary, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees will be applicable for candidates from the reserved categories [(OBC (non-creamy layer; NCL), SC/ST, and PwD]. Rounding off percentage score to the next integral value is not permitted.
  • Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in the current academic year are eligible to apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfilment of the eligibility requirements at the time of joining.
  • Reservations of seats: 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (NCL) and 3% for persons with disability (PwD) as per statutory norms.
  • Reservation for EWS: The persons belonging to EWS who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs shall get 10% reservation.

Important Dates for NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session)

EventDate
Online Application Begins26th February 2024
Online Application Closing25th March 2024
Admit Card Available for Download8th April 2024 (onwards)
NII-2024-25M Entrance Examination28th April 2024 (Sunday)
Entrance Results Announcement6th May 2024
Online Interviews 1st Round4th June 2024 – 6th June 2024
Online Interviews 2nd Round10th June 2024 – 12th June 2024

NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session) Application Process

  • Candidates have to apply online through the official website http://www.nii.res.in/
  • Online application facility will be available on the NII website from 26th February, 2024 – 25th March, 2024.

Application Fee

For General/OBC (NCL) candidatesRs.1200/-
For  SC/ST/PwD/EWS candidatesRs.600/-
Mode of Payment      Online

Selection Process

  • NII will select candidates for the Ph.D. programme through the following two Channels:
    • Channel 1: Computer-based Entrance Examination, NII-2024-25M (monsoon-session) to be conducted by NII at multiple centres across India on 28th April 2024 (Sunday).
      • Channel 2: Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS-2024). Candidates must appear in at least one of the two examinations mentioned above. Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores either in NII-2024-25M or JGEEBILS-2024.
  • The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before 06th May, 2024.
  • Interviews will be held online during 04th-06th June 2024 & 10th-12th June, 2024. The final list of Selected candidates will be displayed on the NII website and notice board of the institute within a week of the final interview.
  • Candidates selected will be enrolled for the Ph.D. programme of NII in academic affiliation with JNU, New Delhi.

NII PhD Admission 2024-2025 (Monsoon Session) Results

Entrance Results Announcement: 06.05.2024
Online interviews 1st Round: 04.06.2024-06.06.2024
Online interviews 2nd Round: 10.06.2024-12.06.2024

Important Links

NotificationClick Here
Application FormClick Here
NII WebsiteClick Here

Previous Admissions

NII PhD Admission 2023-24 (Winter Session)

Important Dates for NII PhD Admission 2023-24 (Winter Session)

Online Application Begins22 August 2023
Online Application Closing (Extended)03 October 2023
Admit Card available for download13 October 2023 onwards
NII-2024 (Winter) Entrance Examination29 October 2023
Entrance Results Announcement10 November 2023
Online Interviews27 November 2023 – 05 December 2023

NII PhD Admission 2023-24 (Winter Session) Results

Written Test Results & Interview Schedule for NII PhD Admission 2023-24 (Winter Session)

NII PhD Admission 2023-24 (Summer)

Important Dates 2023-24 (Summer)

EventsDates
Online Application begins15 Dec 2022
Last date for submission of application form20 Jan 2023
Availability of admit card07 Feb 2023
NII-2023 PhD Entrance Examination26 Feb 2023
Release of list of candidates short-listed for interviews15 April 2023
Online Interview conduct from06-13 June 2023
Declaration of final resultweek after interview
Joining date03 Jul 2023

Selection Process 2023-24 (Summer)

  • NII will select candidates for the Ph.D. program through the following two Channels:
    • Channel 1 – Computer-based Entrance Examination, NII-2023 to be conducted by NII at multiple centres across India on 26th February 2023 (Sunday).
    • Channel 2 – Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS-2023).
  • Candidates must appear in at least one of the two examinations mentioned above. Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores in either NII-2023 or JGEEBILS-2023.
  • The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before 15th April, 2023.
  • Interviews will be held online during 6th – 13th June, 2023.
  • Candidates selected will be enrolled for the Ph.D. programme of NII in academic affiliation with JNU, New Delhi.

NII PhD Admission 2022-23

Important Dates

EventsDates
Online Application begins24 Dec 2021
Last date for submission of application form18 Jan 2022
Availability of admit card07 Feb 2022
NII-2022 PhD Entrance Examination20 Feb 2022
Release of list of candidates short-listed for interviews10 Mar 2022
Online Interview conduct from07 – 14 Jun 2022
Joining date04 Jul 2022
Allotment to Laboratories and thesis supervisors11 Jul 2022

NII PhD Admission 2021-22

Important Dates

Online Application begins04th January, 2021
Last Date for submission of Application Form01st February 2021
Admit card available for download11th February, 2021
Date of NII-2021 Entrance Examination25th February, 2021
The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before26h April, 2021
Date of Interviews will be held online during15th to 22nd June 2021
The Program will start on12th July 2021
The allotment of laboratories and thesis supervisors will be made by19th July 2021