Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) PhD Admission 2025-26
Full details for Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) PhD Admission 2025-26.
Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) Bengaluru invites application for PhD Admission 2025-26.
About IBAB
Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) is an autonomous Institution set up by the Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T of the Government of Karnataka in 2001.
Over the last 23 years, the Institute has grown into a world-class institution offering educational programs in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Big Data Biology.
IBAB has established excellent facilities in both computational and experimental Life Sciences and houses state-of-the-art computing infrastructure including Graphical Processing Units (GPU) servers, high-end workstations and high-capacity network and storage facilities besides well-equipped state-of-the-art bioscience laboratories for experimental work.
The Institute has well qualified faculty with international experience and offers Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral programs in frontier areas of interdisciplinary Life Sciences. Degree will be awarded by MAHE.
Research Areas
- Cancer Biology
- Computational Biology
- Genomics & Epigenetics
- Molecular Parasitology
- Machine Learning
- Structural Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Synthetic Biology
- Systems Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Quantum Biology
- Biophysics
Eligibility
- Master’s degree (2 years) in any branch of Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/Bioengineering/ Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology/ Computer Science and Engineering / Pharmacy /Medicine /Physics/Chemistry with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent, OR
- B.Tech./ B.E or equivalent (4 years) in any branch of Science/Technology with 75% marks or equivalent
Selection Procedure
- National level proctored online entrance exam followed by an in-person interview at IBAB, Bangalore
- Please visit the webpage of IBAB for details regarding the faculty research areas and the PhD projects being floated for the current round of selections
Stipend / Fellowship
- IBAB strongly encourages students with their own fellowships (CSIR-UGC, DST-INSPIRE, DBT-JRF and ICMR-JRF) to apply to the Ph.D. program
- Exceptional candidates without a fellowship or a valid GATE score shall be provided with a competitive assistantship by the Institute
Application Procedure
Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria must submit the application online along with the application fee of Rs. 700/- via NEFT.
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 7 April, 2025
- Deadline for Submission of Application Form: 14 May, 2025
- Date of Online Entrance Examination: 25 May, 2025
- Announcement of shortlisted candidates: Last week of May
- Date of Interview: Second week of June
- Release of list of selected candidates: Third week of June
- Commencement of the Ph.D. program: 15 July, 2025
Application Fee
Application fee: Rs. 700/-