Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) PhD Admission 2025 (Aug)

Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) invites application for PhD Admission 2025 (Aug).

About CDFD

The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, is a research Institution under the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. BRIC – CDFD is a premier institute in the country, which provides services in the areas of DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics and performs cutting edge research in several frontier areas of modern biology.

Those admitted as Ph.D. Scholars would be encouraged to register under the PhD program of Regional Centre for Biotechnology.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Admission to the CDFD PhD-II-2025, the candidate must have:

• A Master’s degree in any branch of Science, Technology, or Agriculture OR MBBS from a recognized University / Institute. Candidates who have appeared for their final semester examination but are awaiting results are also eligible to apply.
• Qualified for a Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR / UGC / DBT / ICMR / INSPIRE / UGC – RGNF or any other similar examination with fellowship. Candidates having qualified for Project – JRF under the ICMR funded project Scheme [which is only for a period of two years] OR DBT JRF NET with a B.Tech. [Biotechnology] degree OR DBT JRF NET under DBT – category – II list OR LS-NET qualification only in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination are NOT eligible.
• A valid fellowship is an ABSOLUTE requirement for pursuing PhD at CDFD. However,
  • If a candidate’s fellowship result is AWAITED, the candidate must UPDATE the fellowship status positively before the interview, via email to .
  • Though a candidate is allowed to submit an application without having qualified for a valid fellowship, only those candidates who submit proof of having a valid fellowship will be eligible for the interview.

Selection Procedure

Admission to PhD-II.-2025 at CDFD will be based on “in person” interview(s) which is scheduled to be held at CDFD in mid June, 2025 (the exact dates will be informed along with the list of candidates shortlisted for the interview(s)). The candidates should be available for more than one round of interviews, spread over a week, if needed.

The list of candidates shortlisted for:

• first round of interviews will be displayed on the website in the second week of May, 2025.
• second round of interviews will be displayed on the website on the next day after the first round of interviews.

Subsequent to the interviews, applicants will be encouraged to contact CDFD faculty either in person OR through email / phone to familiarize themselves with the research interests of the various faculty. A visit to CDFD laboratories and facilities including the hostel campus will also be arranged.

Application Procedure

• Interested candidates who fulfill the above conditions may register their names for PhD. – II – 2025 admissions by applying in the prescribed application form online.
• The link for the application form is available at http://14.139.82.220/apps/2025/phd2025/.
• It is mandatory to upload soft copies of certificates in support of date of birth, educational qualifications, reservation category (if applicable), and fellowship examination qualified.
• Please contact <rsp@cdfd.org.in> for any queries.

Note:

• CDFD’s Ph.D. Program is a fully residential program. The selected candidates will have to stay on campus.
• Mere fulfilment of the minimum requirements stipulated in the notification would not automatically entitle a candidate for selection. The decision of CDFD 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.
• The fellowship MUST be valid till the time of joining (August 2025).

• Last date for submitting online application – 4 May, 2025
• Display of shortlist for first round interview – On or before 13 May, 2025
• Date(s) for first round of Interview – Mid of June, 2025
• Display of shortlist for second round interview– next day after the first round of interview

• Notification
• Guidelines
• Application
• CDFD Website