BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Bhubaneswar PhD Admission 2025 (July)

BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, engaged in advanced research, invites applications from Indian nationals for the position of Junior Research Fellows leading to Ph.D. program.

Eligibility

• Candidates should have passed their M.Sc. / M.Tech. / M.Pharm./ M.V.Sc. or equivalent qualification in Life Sciences and allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology) with at least 55% (without rounding off) (relaxation will be given as per GOI guideline). Candidates awaiting final results may also apply; however, if selected, they have to produce their final mark sheet before joining.
• Candidates should have also qualified in CSIR/UGC-JRF, DBT-JRF, UGC-RGNF, ICMR-JRF, DSTINSPIRE, or any other nationally competitive fellowship offered by the Government of India having a valid fellowship for five years. If the original certificate is unavailable, the candidate must provide a photocopy of the original admit card and the particular result page highlighting their roll number, along with the application. Candidates with score sheets can also apply; however, they must submit their certificate at the time of the interview if shortlisted.

Age Limit

The candidate should be below 28 years of age as of the last date of the application submission. However, the upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PwD)/female applicants and 03 years in the case of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applicants.

Selection Procedure

• There will be a 3-tier selection procedure for selecting the candidates for the Ph.D. Program for fellowship holders.
  • Screening of the applicants: Shortlisting based on the criteria mentioned in the advertisement. If the number of applicants are more, the additional criteria/cut-off will be applied to make the shortlisted number reasonable.
  • Selection of the candidates: First round of interviews will be held online.
  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for the second and final round of interviews, which will be held offline at ILS. The shortlisted candidates will be allowed to interact with the PIs of their laboratory of interest and provide their choices. This will be followed by final selection.
• To and fro bus/rail fare by the shortest route limited to sleeper class will be paid to all the candidates appearing for the final round of interview.
• The list of selected candidates will be displayed on the ILS website and subsequently offer letter will be sent to the respective candidates stating the name of the PI assigned and the joining date.
• The interested student should accept the offer and join ILS within the stipulated joining date. In case of any emergency, the joining date can be extended if intimated before the expiry of the joining date mentioned in the offer letter to a maximum of one month. Multiple extension requests will not be entertained.

Application Process

Interested/eligible candidates may apply ONLINE through the link provided at the institute website (www.ils.res.in).

Incomplete applications, providing false/incorrect information, and non-possession of essential qualifications detected by the competent authority at any stage of the selection process will lead to the candidate’s disqualification. The decision of the competent authority at ILS will be final and binding.

• Last date for receiving applications: 31 May, 2025
• Date of display of shortlisted candidates and instructions on the Institute website: 3 June, 2025
• Date of first round of interview (Online): 9 June, 2025 – 11 June, 2025
• Date of final round of interview (Offline): 30 June, 2025 – 2 July, 2025
• Declaration of final results on the Institute website: On or before 8 July, 2025

• Notification
• Application
• ILS Bhubaneswar Website