AcSIR Admissions 2026 (Jan), CSIR Labs Admission – PhD and MTech-PhD Admission

10 September, 2025

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

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Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)

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Full details for AcSIR Admissions 2026 (Jan), CSIR Labs Admission – PhD and MTech-PhD Admission.

Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) invites applications for different programmes. Check full details like courses, eligibility, application process, admission process for AcSIR Admissions 2026 (Jan) below.

Vacancy

Tentative Intake in Jan 2026

About AcSIR

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) is an Institution of National Importance (INI) established by an Act of Parliament. As an Institution of National Importance, it also has merits of

  • Highest strength of research students enrolled in science and engineering,
  • Inter-disciplinary doctoral research integrating an extraordinarily diverse research domains in alignment with discrete mandate and missions of national institutions/laboratories of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  • Being a pan India platform of opportunities of higher education through ~81 academic centres spread across country.
  • An instrumentally of degree-linked opportunity of learning, skilling, research and innovation for students, with the strength of world-class infrastructure and mentorship available at CSIR in all disciplines and inter-disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (STEM).

AcSIR Programs

  • PhD (Engineering)
  • PhD (Sciences)
  • Integrated Dual Degree Program (IDDP) (M Tech & PhD) in Engineering
  • PhD (Medical Research)

AcSIR Centres and Programs

  1. Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  2. CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Chennai
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  3. CSIR-Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI), Bhopal
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  4. CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  5. CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  6. CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • M.Tech
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  7. CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  8. CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  9. CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  10. CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  11. CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Dhanbad
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  12. CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  13. CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • M.Tech
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  14. CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  15. CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  16. CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • M.Tech
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  17. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  18. CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI, erstwhile CSIR-CMMACS), Bengaluru
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  19. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  20. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  21. CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  22. CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • PhD_IOCL
  23. CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  24. CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  25. CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  26. CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  27. CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  28. CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  29. CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  30. CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • M.Tech
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  31. CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  32. CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  33. CSIR-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST)
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  34. CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  35. CSIR-National Instiute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  36. CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  37. CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  38. CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  39. CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering
  40. CSIR-Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), Pune
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  41. DST-Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (DST-BSIP)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  42. DST-Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  43. DST-Indian Institute of Astrophysics (DST-IIA), Bengaluru
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  44. ICMR -National Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR-NIIH), Mumbai
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  45. ICMR-Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (ICMR-BMHRC), Bhopal
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  46. ICMR-National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (ICMR-NARFBR), Hyderabad
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  47. ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR-NCDIR), Bengaluru
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  48. ICMR-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases (ICMR-NIIRNCD), Jodhpur
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  49. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections (ICMR-NIRBI), Kolkata
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  50. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Sciences (ICMR-NIRDHDS), New Delhi
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  51. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (ICMR-NIREH), Bhopal
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  52. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive & Child Health (ICMR-NIRRCH), Mumbai
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  53. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  54. ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT), Chennai
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  55. ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (ICMR-NICPR), Noida
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  56. ICMR-National Institute of Child Health & Development Research (ICMR-NICHDR, New Delhi)
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  57. ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), Chennai
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  58. ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR), New Delhi
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  59. ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Hyderabad
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  60. ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (ICMR-NIOH), Ahmedabad
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  61. ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine (ICMR-NITM), Belagavi
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  62. ICMR-National Institute of Translational Virology and AIDS Research (ICMR-NITVAR), Pune
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  63. ICMR-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), Pune
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  64. ICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR-NJIL&OMD), Agra
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  65. ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS), Patna
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  66. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Bhubaneswar
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  67. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Dibrugarh
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  68. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Gorakhpur
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  69. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Port Blair
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  70. ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR-VCRC), Puducherry
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  71. Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  72. Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  73. L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  74. Max-Society of Medical Academics Innovation and Research (MAX-SMAIR), Gurugram
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  75. MoEFCC-Wildlife Institute of India (MoEFCC-WII)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  76. MoES-Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (MoES-IITM), Pune
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  77. MOHFW-National Institute of Biologicals (MOHFW-NIB)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  78. PHFI-Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  79. Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  80. TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG CREST), Kolkata
    • PhD (Engineering)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)
  81. The Indian Council of Medical Research Hqrs. (ICMR-HQ), New Delhi
    • PhD (Medical Research)
  82. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun (WIHG)
    • Ph.D (Sciences)

Eligibility Criteria

For PhD Sciences (Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical & Information Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences):

Qualifying Degree

  • Master’s degree in science with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD). OR
  • 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programmewith minimum 75% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 70% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the recognized University.

Eligible Categories

  • National-level fellowship: Applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. (Tenable At All AcSIR Associated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes). OR
  • Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any National-level Fellowship or GATE/JEST qualified applicants* (TENABLE only at DST-CeNS, DST-IASST, DST-IIA, MoEFCC-WII, TIGS,). OR
  • Staff of AcSIR Associated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Associated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (Applicable to all AcSIR Associated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes) OR
  • Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Associated Research Institutes)

(* For more details about the Institutional fellowship please visit the following website of the concerned AcSIR Associated Research Institutes: –

  • DST-CeNS (https://www.cens.res.in/en/)
  • DST-IASST (https://iasst.gov.in/)
  • DST-IIA (https://www.iiap.res.in/)  
  • MoEFCC-WII (https://wii.gov.in/)
  • TIGS (https://tigs.res.in/)

For PhD (Medical Research) (tenable only at ICMR Institutes, MAX and TIGS)

Qualifying Degree

  • Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) or Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Master of Surgery (M.S.) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College. OR
  • Master’s degree in Science/Public Health with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD). OR
  • Master’s in population studies, social medicine, community health, anthropology, sociology and social work (medical), mathematical sciences, economics (health), biostatistics with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD). OR
  • M.Sc /MCA or equivalent/ DOEACC B-Level in IT/Computer Science/Information Sciencewith minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the recognized University. OR
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)/ Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College. OR
  • 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme with minimum 75% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 70% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the recognized University.

Eligible Categories

  • National-level fellowship: The applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. OR
  • Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Technical Staff of ICMR and other Associated Research Institutes of AcSIR possessing the qualifying degree are eligible to apply. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. OR
  • Industry Sponsored candidates: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory.

For PhD (Engineering)

Qualifying Degree

  • Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology (after a four-year engineering/technology degree or with an integrated 5-year B.Tech./M.Tech. degree or equivalent) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD). OR
  • Bachelor’s in Engineering or Technology (B.E./B.Tech.)with minimum 75% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 70% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the recognized University.

Eligible Categories

  • Self-sponsored OR
  • Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships. OR
  • Staff of AcSIR Associated Research Institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Associated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Associated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes) OR
  • Industry Sponsored candidates: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Associated Research Institutes)

For Integrated Dual-Degree PhD (IDDP) Program

Qualifying Degree

  • 4-year undergraduate degree in Engineering (such as BE/BTech/BS) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third Gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).

Eligible Categories

  • Self-sponsored OR
  • Staff of AcSIR Associated Research Institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Associated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Associated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes)
  • Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL Associated Research Institutes)

For Project Assistants

  • Only those Project Assistants working in the Institutes may be considered for admission to AcSIR Ph.D. program who have been in temporary employment as a Project Assistant in a sanctioned R&D project in the same Institute for at least one year (one year will be determined as on the last date of admission confirmation by payment of fees, as notified by AcSIR for each Academic Session in which the Project Assistant intends to seek admission for Ph.D.), and can only apply with the prior permission of the PI of the project and concurrence of the Director of the Institute;
  • Project Assistants who have qualified any PhD qualifying National level Examination [NET (Category 2 and 3) as per public notice no.F.-1(UGC-NET Review Committee)/2024(NET)/140648 dated March 27, 2024, GATE, BET, JEST, etc.], even without eligible fellowship, will be exempted from the eligibility criteria of having one publication;
  • Project Assistants who have not qualified any National level Examination, will need to have at least one patent (Filed) or one publication in a SCI journal with substantial research contribution as a coauthor by the day of application;
  • The Project Assistants who are being considered for admission to the AcSIR Ph.D program, must fulfil the eligibility conditions. The Screening and Selection committee, constituted as per rules of AcSIR, must evaluate the knowledge of the candidate in the subject and research capabilities critically;
  • The selection shall be made on the basis of an oral examination by the Selection Committee constituted at the Institute, which shall be considered equivalent to a written examination;
  • On completion of their tenure of the R&D project from which the student was drawing his/her fellowship, the student may be given an option to continue in the Ph.D program without a fellowship, with approval of the Director of the concerned Institute, failing which their admission in the Ph.D program will stand cancelled.

Application Form

  • Visit AcSIR online application portal.
  • Read the given instructions carefully.
  • Sign Up with an active email.
  • Fill all the required details correctly.
  • On completion of AcSIR Online Application form, AcSIR Application Number (AAN) will be generated e.g. AcSIR12345. This AAN shall be used in future correspondence between applicant and AcSIR.
  • Pay the application fee
  • Print Acknowledgement of Admission Receipt with AcSIR Application Number (AAN).

Important Dates

  • Activation of AcSIR Admission Portal: 7 September, 2025
  • Closing date of online admission portal: 21 October, 2025
  • Intimation to shortlisted applicants indicating the date of interview/test: 13 November, 2025 – 18 November, 2025
  • Interview/Test (to be held by the AcSIR Associated Research Institutes) at all Associated Research Institutes: 24 November, 2025 – 22 December, 2025
  • Last date for declaration of results of selected applicants on the on-line admission portal, for all Associated Research Institutes through AcSIR-HQ: 29 December, 2025

Application Fee

  • General/OBC/EWS candidate: Rs. 1000/-
  • SC/ST/PWD candidate: Rs. 500/-

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