Centre For Cellular And Molecular
Biology
(Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research)
Habsiguda, Hyderabad-500 007
NOTIFICATION NO. 1/2014
Ph.
D Program
Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, invites applications from candidates
who are bonafide Indian citizens, to pursue research in modern biology leading
to a Ph. D. Degree. The projects offered for Ph.D. would be in the broad areas
of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Developmental Biology,
Nanobiology, Plant Molecular Biology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Protein
Structure and Function, Biology of Macromolecules, Biology of Infection,
Epigenetics, Chromatin Biology and Bioinformatics.
Candidates
who satisfy the following criteria only need apply:
1. Candidates
with a Master’s degree in any branch of science or a Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering,
Pharmacy or Medicine having a valid National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of various
funding agencies, e.g., CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR, etc.), DST-INSPIRE or any other
equivalent fellowship can only apply. Valid fellowship is an absolute
requirement for pursuing PhD at this Centre.
2. Candidates
qualified only for lecturer-ship in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination need not apply.
3. Upper age
limit is 28 years as on 05.05.2014 which is relaxable by 5 years as per GoI rules
for SC/ST/OBC/Women/Physically Handicapped candidates.
Applications:
Candidates
who satisfy the above criteria may submit their applications online by
05.05.2014. Candidates selected for the written test will be intimated through
email by 15.05.2014.
Written
Test and Interview: The online applications will be screened
and the eligible candidates will be called for written test on 11.06.2014 at
CCMB, Hyderabad. Candidates qualified in the written test will have to appear
for interview on 12.06.2014 and 13.06.2014.
Candidates
selected in the interview will be asked to stay for discussions on 14.06.2014.
Travelling
Allowance is not payable by CCMB and candidates have to make their own arrangements
for stay, etc. at Hyderabad.
Candidates
qualified in CSIR-UGC-NET or ICMR-JRF or DBT-JRF or any other equivalent fellowship
such as DST-Inspire can also walk in on the day of the written test (11th
June
2014) at 7.30 AM
into CCMB along with proof of their qualification for the respective fellowship.
Mere fulfillment
of the minimum requirements stipulated in the notification would not automatically
entitle a person for selection. The decision of the Centre in this regard shall
be final. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or
otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification.
