AcSIR Admissions 2025-26, CSIR Labs Admission – PhD, MTech-PhD, MTech Admission
Full details for AcSIR Admissions 2025-26, CSIR Labs Admission – PhD, MTech-PhD, MTech Admission.
Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) invites applications for different programmes. For more details like courses, eligibility, application process, admission process, fees for AcSIR Admissions 2025-26 read the article below.
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)
- M.Tech
AcSIR Centres and Programs
| Sr. | Lab Name | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 2 | CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Chennai | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 3 | CSIR-Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI), Bhopal | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 4 | CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 5 | CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 6 | CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) M.Tech (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 7 | CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 8 | CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 9 | CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 10 | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 11 | CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Dhanbad | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 12 | CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 13 | CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) M.Tech (4) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 14 | CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 15 | CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 16 | CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) M.Tech (4) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 17 | CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 18 | CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI, erstwhile CSIR-CMMACS), Bengaluru | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 19 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 20 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 21 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 22 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) PhD_IOCL |
| 23 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 24 | CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 25 | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 26 | CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 27 | CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 28 | CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 29 | CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 30 | CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) M.Tech (4) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 31 | CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 32 | CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 33 | CSIR-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 34 | CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 35 | CSIR-National Instiute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 36 | CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) (3) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 37 | CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 38 | CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 39 | CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.) |
| 40 | CSIR-Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), Pune | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 41 | DST-Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (DST-BSIP) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 42 | DST-Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 43 | DST-Indian Institute of Astrophysics (DST-IIA), Bengaluru | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 44 | ICMR -National Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR-NIIH), Mumbai | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 45 | ICMR-Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (ICMR-BMHRC), Bhopal | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 46 | ICMR-National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (ICMR-NARFBR), Hyderabad | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 47 | ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR-NCDIR), Bengaluru | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 48 | ICMR-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases (ICMR-NIIRNCD), Jodhpur | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 49 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections (ICMR-NIRBI), Kolkata | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 50 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Sciences (ICMR-NIRDHDS), New Delhi | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 51 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (ICMR-NIREH), Bhopal | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 52 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive & Child Health (ICMR-NIRRCH), Mumbai | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 53 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 54 | ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT), Chennai | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 55 | ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (ICMR-NICPR), Noida | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 56 | ICMR-National Institute of Child Health & Development Research (ICMR-NICHDR, New Delhi) | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 57 | ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), Chennai | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 58 | ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR, New Delhi) | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 59 | ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Hyderabad | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 60 | ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (ICMR-NIOH), Ahmedabad | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 61 | ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine (ICMR-NITM), Belagavi | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 62 | ICMR-National Institute of Translational Virology and AIDS Research (ICMR-NITVAR), Pune | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 63 | ICMR-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), Pune | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 64 | ICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR-NJIL&OMD), Agra | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 65 | ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS), Patna | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 66 | ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Bhubaneswar | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 67 | ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Dibrugarh | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 68 | ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Gorakhpur | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 69 | ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Port Blair | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 70 | ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR-VCRC), Puducherry | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 71 | Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 72 | Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 73 | L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 74 | Max-Society of Medical Academics Innovation and Research (MAX-SMAIR), Gurugram | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) (2) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 75 | MoEFCC-Wildlife Institute of India (MoEFCC-WII) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 76 | MoES-Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (MoES-IITM), Pune | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 77 | MOHFW-National Institute of Biologicals (MOHFW-NIB) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 78 | PHFI-Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 79 | Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) (2) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 80 | TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG CREST), Kolkata | (1) PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.) (2) Ph.D (Sciences) |
| 81 | The Indian Council of Medical Research Hqrs. (ICMR-HQ), New Delhi | (1) PhD (Medical Research) |
| 82 | Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun (WIHG) | (1) Ph.D (Sciences) |
Eligibility Criteria for PhD Engineering
Qualifying degree: Masters 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).
Mode of entry:
- Self-sponsored OR
- Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships (TENABLE only at TCG-CREST). OR
- Staff of AcSIR affiliated 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 Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria for PhD Sciences
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).
Mode of entry:
- 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. (Tenable At All AcSIR Associated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes).
- Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships* (TENABLE only at MoEFCC-WII, DST-CeNS, DST-IASST, TIGS, TCG-CREST). (* For more details about the Institutional fellowship please visit the following website of the concerned AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes:
- MoEFCC-WII (https://wii.gov.in/)
- DST-CeNS (https://www.cens.res.in/en/)
- DST-IASST (https://iasst.gov.in/)
- TIGS (https://tigs.res.in/)
- TCG-CREST (https://www.tcgcrest.org/)
- Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (Applicable to all AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes) OR
- Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria for Integrated Dual Degree (Integrated M.Tech-Ph.D.) 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).
Mode of entry:
- Self-sponsored OR
- Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria 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
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.
Mode of entry:
- 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 Affiliated 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.
Eligibility criteria for M.Tech
Qualifying degree: A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology following a four-year engineering/technology or 4/5 year science degree or equivalent degree of not less than four years’ duration.
AND
At least one of the following:
- Awarded a national-level fellowship tenable at CSIR institutes
- Qualifying all the conditions required for eligibility for the CSIR-SRF, or CSIR-GATE-JRF
- Qualifying the conditions for award of the INSPIRE fellowship (typically awarded to students ranked first in the University)
- Qualifying the conditions stipulated by AcSIR for industry-sponsored *students
- A valid GATE score, or CGPA ≥ 8.0 from a CFTI at the BE-level examination
* with endorsement from Industry for required academic leave and financial support during program.
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: 2 March, 2025
- Closing date of online admission portal: 14 April, 2025
- Interview/Test: 6 May, 2025 to 4 July, 2025
- Declaration of results: 14 July, 2025
Application Fee
- General/OBC/EWS candidate: Rs. 1000/-
- SC/ST/PWD candidate: Rs. 500/-