National Centre for Cell Science – NCCS Pune PhD Admission 2026 (Aug)
Full details for National Centre for Cell Science – NCCS Pune PhD Admission 2026 (Aug).
National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune invites application for PhD admission for August, 2026 session.
Vacancy
NCCS Pune PhD Program
Eligible applicants, who are bonafide Indian citizens with a consistently strong academic record and a deep commitment to pursuing PhD research in modern biology such as Cell & Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Neuroscience, Immunology, Infection Biology, Cancer Biology, Microbial Ecology, etc. are encouraged to apply.
NCCS PhD program is a full-time commitment, and selected candidates may be required to reside on campus. On-campus hostel accommodation is provided to selected students on a firstcome, first-served basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidate must have a postgraduate degree in any branch of sciences with a strong interest in pursuing research in various areas of modern biology. The candidate should have a minimum of 60% or an equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA)
- A 5% relaxation in marks will be granted to SC/ST/OBC candidates and persons with disabilities.
- Candidate must hold a valid fellowship from either CSIR, UGC, DBT (Category I), ICMR, BINC. OR Candidates must have appeared in the JGEEBILS examination conducted by NCBS/TIFR in December 2025. Shortlisting of candidates for Interview will be based on their JGEEBILS cut-off score set by NCCS.
- Candidates who qualified only for Lectureship (LS) in CSIR-UGC (NET), DBT (Category II) and the ‘Project list of ICMR’ are not eligible to apply.
- The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years as on August 01, 2026. Age relaxation for women and candidates belonging to SC/ST /OBC /PWD/EWS categories will be in accordance with the Government of India guidelines.
- Reservations for women and candidates from SC/ ST/ OBC /PWD/ EWS categories will be in accordance with Government of India guidelines. Applicants from SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/ EWS categories must attach a self-attested copy of the relevant certificate with their application and provide the original certificates at the time of joining. This includes SC/ST (caste certificate), OBC (latest non-creamy layer certificate), PWD (PWD certificate), and EWS (income & asset certificate).
Application Process
- Students should apply Online. Form Link : https://nccs.res.in/Career/1
- For any technical inquiries related to the online application process, please contact at academicsnccs@gmail.com, indicating ‘Ph.D. Admission Query’ as the subject.
- All future announcements and additional information pertaining to this procedure will be exclusively available on https://nccs.res.in/Career/1 periodically.
Selection Process
Candidates will be shortlisted for interview as per the selection criteria set by NCCS.
Important Dates
- Last date for receipt of online applications: 11th May, 2026
- Publication of the list of shortlisted candidates invited for an interview on the NCCS website: 21st May, 2026
- First round of interview (online): 8th, 9th & 10th June, 2026
- Declaration of result of first round (online): 10th June, 2026 (7 PM)
- Final round of interview (online): 11th & 12th June, 2026
- Declaration of result of selected candidates: 22nd June, 2026
- Interaction and finalization of guide: To be announced
- Last date for joining: 3rd August, 2026