Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) Mohali PhD Admission 2025 (Aug)

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali invites applications from prospective candidates with independent source of fellowship for admission to its Ph.D. Programme for August 2025 in the following three units: (i) Energy Environment unit (ii) Quantum Material and Devices unit (iii) Chemical biology unit.

Research Units at INST Mohali

Quantum Materials & Devices

• Experimental aspects of Material and Device Physics
  • Low dimensional materials and artificial superstructures
  • Nanoscale piezo, ferro and pyroelectricity
  • Photovoltaics
  • Micro and nano structured device
  • Nano devices and sensors
  • Spintronics
  • Organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructured devices, selfpowered electronics, sensors and actuators
  • Flow fabrication of nanostructures for light driven properties
  • Microfluidics for sensing and delivery
  • Physics in Nanodimension objects
• Computational Nanoscience
  • Theoretical condensed matter physics
  • Exploiting piezoelectricity, electronic charge, spin and valley degrees of freedom at the nanoscale for next-generation electronics
  • Nanomaterials and their interfaces for power conversion: e.g., photovoltaics, photocatalysis, sensors
  • Designing of spin-interfaces and spintronics materials
  • Single molecule magnets and molecular magnetism
• Computational Chemistry
  • Electron transfer in proteins & enzymatic chemical reactions
  • Electron transport at molecular nano-junctions
• Computational Biology and Biophysics
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Protein and Protein-Ligand Interactions
  • Anti-malarial drug activities and drug designing
  • Regulation of enzymatic activities of CBS enzymes

Energy & Environment

• Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry (fuel cells, batteries & supercapacitors)
  • Energy storage & conversion
  • Framework materials (COF & MOF)
  • Photocatalysis (water splitting & CO2 reduction)
  • Solar cells (perovskites, quantum dots & dye sensitized solar cells)
  • Solid state chemistry
  • X-ray scattering
• Organic & Polymer Chemistry
  • Biomaterials & drug delivery
  • Chemosensors
  • Flexible optoelectronics
  • Luminescent materials
  • Catalysis (organic transformations, photocatalysis, biomass conversion)
  • Nanomotors & micropumps
  • Synthetic methodology
  • Small molecule & polymer synthesis
  • Stimuli-responsive supramolecular materials
• Spectroscopy & Physical Chemistry
  • Biosensing
  • Device fabrication
  • Luminescence spectroscopy
  • Nanophotonics
  • Single molecule spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast spectroscopy
• Environmental Chemistry
  • CO₂ sequestration & N₂ fixation
  • Microfluidics based sensing of pollutants
  • Sensing
  • Waste management
  • Water & air purification

Chemical Biology

• Cancer Nanomedicine
  • Epigenetic based
  • Hyperthermia based
  • Photo-thermal therapy
  • Photo-therapy
  • Combinatorial nanomedicine approach
• Nano-therapeutics
  • Infectious diseases: tuberculosis, leishmaniosis
  • Neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism
  • Lifestyle diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
  • Autoimmune disease: ulcerative colitis
• Bio-mimetic and Tissue Engineering
  • Regenerative nanomedicine
  • Stem cell nanomedicine
  • Supramolecular nanomaterial scaffolds
  • Smart hydrogels
  • Hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials
• Biomolecular Phenomenon at Nanoscale
  • Disease mechanism
  • Self-assembling bionanomaterials
  • Nano-confinements
  • Biological nano-machines
• Nano-diagnostic
  • Biosensors: SERS, electrochemical or fluorescence based techniques
  • Theranostics: biomaterials for theranostics
• Agri-nanotechnology
  • Nano-fertilizers
  • Nano-pesticides
• Nano-toxicology
  • Cell and tissue toxicity
  • Nanomaterial toxicity
  • Developmental, neurological, behavioural nano-toxicity

Eligibility

• M. Sc. or M. Pharm. or M. Tech. in Basic or Applied Sciences, Engineering or related areas. Students who have appeared for the final year/semester examinations are also eligible, provided that the degree will be granted by the time of joining.
• Qualified at least one national examination out of CSIR/UGC-NET, ICMR-JRF, DBT-JRF or Project-Funded (as per INST rules).
• Age limit: As per the guidelines of CSIR-UGC and DST.
• DST INSPIRE may apply however any selection of such candidate will be on adhoc basis subject to successful activation of inspire fellowship.

Selection Procedure

• Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for interview and the date and mode of interview will be communicated to the email address provided by candidate. The list of shortlisted candidates will also be uploaded on INST website.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
• After the interview, the list of candidates selected for Ph. D. will be uploaded on INST website and the candidates will be intimated by email.
• Selection of students shall be done as per the provisions of The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 and amendments made thereto.

Application Process

• A hard copy of application (affixing a recent passport size photograph) along with the self-attested copy of certificates providing age, educational qualifications, experience (if any) and reservation category should be sent to “The Director, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306 (Punjab). The envelope containing the application form should be super scribed as “Application for the Ph. D. Program – August 2025”.
• Applicants must also submit an online synopsis : https://forms.gle/HWYfKow5xLvSc9Lx5
• The candidates are required to submit an online synopsis.
• Candidate interested in applying at more than one unit must submit separate application. Each application must be
  accompanied with all the necessary documents.

Last date for application: 10th June 2025

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