Ph. D. Advertisement Varsha 2026 (CSIR/UGC JRF - Category I)

Applications are invited from highly motivated students having qualified in CSIR/UGC JRF (only Category I is eligible) or have been recruited as JRFs at IISER TVM under extramural projects, for admission to the Ph. D. programs of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in the Center for High-Performance Computing for the session starting from October 2026, i.e., Varsha 2026, semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 27th September 2026 at (https://phdadmission.iisertvm.ac.in/index.php/applicant/register/25)

General Eligibility Criteria

(For School- or Centre-specific eligibility criteria, see the tables below)

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 for General/OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% marks (or a CGPA of 5.5 on the 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD candidates.
2. The candidate must have qualified in at least one of the following examinations: CSIR/UGC JRF (only Category I is eligible), or other national-level examinations as specified in the document, with validity as on 1st November 2026.
   (See below the Eligibility Criteria for other national-level examinations for the selection).

Research Areas

• Computational materials science; https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/swathi
• Computational Gamma ray burst Astrophysics
• Theoretical and Computational Chemical physics, Computational Biology and Softmatter biological physics https://sites.google.com/view/pushpita-ghosh/home?pli=1
• Biological Image processing & 3 D reconstruction, Computational Structural Biology and Bioinformatics https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/natesh/
• Finite Element Methods for PDE-Constrained Optimal Control Problems http://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/ashadon/
• Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical methods for PDEs, HPC for Computational Biology of the Heart. https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/nchamakuri/research-interests
• Theoretical and Computational Biology: Tissue regeneration, Cell Polarity, Signal procesing https://www.bandanchakrabortty.com/

Selection Procedure

The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interviews, which will be conducted in online mode.

Important Dates

General Information and Application Procedure

1. Applicants should complete the online application form at the url: ( https://phdadmission.iisertvm.ac.in/index.php/applicant/register/25 ).
2. Only applications complete in all respects would be considered. Do not forget to click the “Submit” button after completing your application.
3. Applicants will also be prompted to upload all the supporting documents online.
4. Applicants should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email addresses of two referees in the application form.
5. Applicants belonging to GEN/OBC and SC/ST/PH categories are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 250/-, respectively, as a processing fee online through the application portal.
6. On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgement email with a unique application number.
7. Applicants are NOT required to post a hard copy of the application to IISER TVM.
8. In case of any application-related queries, please contact the Ph.D. coordinator by email at: phdprogramme@iisertvm.ac.in. Any other mode of communication will not be entertained.
9. Mere fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the interview.
10. Relaxation for reserved categories to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per Government of India rules.