S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences PhD Admission 2025-26 (Mid-term)

The S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) invites applications with consistently good academic record (First Division/Class) to apply for Admission into the Ph.D. Programme in Physical, Chemical & Biological Sciences for the academic year 2025-2026 (Mid-term).

About SNBNCBS Kolkata

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) Kolkata is a premier autonomous research institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

In addition, the Centre receives extramural funding from various funding agencies of India and abroad for its different research programmes.

The Centre has extensive collaborative programmes with other premier institutions in India and abroad through bi-lateral exchanges in which the PhD research scholars take active part.

The Centre is fully equipped with the state-of-the art infrastructure (experimental and computational) including a digital library for advanced research in chosen areas of Physical, Chemical, Biological and Mathematical Sciences.

The research programme in biological sciences focuses on the areas of overlap with chemical and biophysical problems. Students joining the centre get contingency grants to meet research contingency expenses that include expenses for attending conferences and training programmes in India.

The students also get generous support to attend International Conferences outside India. The Alumni of the Centre have gone on to work in academic and research sectors in India and abroad. The Centre offers an excellent atmosphere for academic development of students.

Focused Research Areas for Admission

Astrophysics & High Energy Physics (AHEP)

• Star formation and Pre-main Sequence stars
• Spectroscopic studies of Novae, Wolf-Rayet, and Planetary Nebulae
• Low-mass stars, Brown dwarfs, and Exoplanets

Chemical & Biological Sciences (CBS)

• Experimental Biophysical Chemistry
• Experimental LASER Spectroscopy, Ultrafast LASER Spectroscopy
• Biomedical Optics
• Optical Physics, Nano-Photonics and Plasmonics
• Mechanobiology, mechanochemical signalling, magnetic tweezer, single molecular technologies
• Cell and molecular biology, cancer biology

Condensed Matter & Material Sciences (CMMP)

• Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics
• Electronic Structure
• Electronic and magnetic properties of topological materials
• Resistive memory devices for neuromorphic applications
• Quantum many-body theory, Critical phenomena, and Quantum topological phases
• Photoemission spectroscopy studies of topological systems

Physics of Complex systems (PCS)

• Many-body entanglement
• Quantum many-body theory, topological phases of matter

Eligibility Criteria

Astrophysics & High Energy Physics (AHEP)

• Eligibility
  • Masters in Science or Technology in the subjects Physics and Applied Mathematics / BTech in Engineering Physics or allied subjects with First Class / Division i.e., minimum 60% (55% for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS / Differently-abled candidates).
• Further Qualifications
  • JEST* – Upto AIR 400 (2025)
  • OR CSIR-NET-JRF */ UGC-NET-JRF with award letter having validity at least upto January 2026.
  • OR NBHM 2025 doctoral scholarship with award letter having validity at least upto January 2026

Chemical & Biological Sciences (CBS)

• Eligibility
  • Masters in Science or Technology in the subjects Chemistry (with specialization in Physical Chemistry), Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Applied Optics and/or Photonics, Applied Physics, Electronics / BTech in Engineering Physics or allied subjects with First Class / Division i.e., minimum 60% (55% for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS / Differently-abled candidates).
• Further Qualifications
  • JEST* – Upto AIR 400 (2025)
  • OR CSIR-NET-JRF*/ UGC-NET-JRF* with a valid award letter having validity at least upto January 2026
  • OR DBT – JRF with award letter having validity at least upto January 2026

Condensed Matter & Material Sciences (CMMP)

• Eligibility
  • Masters in Science or Technology in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Engineering Physics, Electronics, Nanotechnology, Material Sciences / BTech in Engineering Physics or allied subjects with First Class / Division i.e., minimum 60% (55% for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS / Differently-abled candidates).
• Further Qualifications
  • JEST* – Upto AIR 400 (2025)
  • OR CSIR-NET-JRF */ UGC-NET-JRF* with award letter having validity at least upto January 2026.

Physics of Complex systems (PCS)

• Eligibility
  • Masters in Science or Technology in the subjects Physics and Applied Mathematics / BTech in Engineering Physics or allied subjects with First Class / Division i.e., minimum 60% (55% for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS / Differently-abled candidates).
• Further Qualifications
  • JEST* – Upto AIR 400 (2025)
  • OR CSIR-NET-JRF */ UGC-NET-JRF*with award letter having validity at least upto January 2026.

* Should have validity of the Score/ Award letter at the time of admission.

Age Limit

None. However, the last qualifying University examination (Masters in Science/Technology) should have been taken not earlier than 2023.

Tuition Fee & Fellowship

• Currently Rs. 13,000/- each year is payable in two equal instalments at the beginning of the Autumn and Spring Semester.
• Fellowship: As per GOI rule.

Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online through the institute website.
• Before applying, be sure that you satisfy all the criteria for admission at SNBNCBS. Your application may be rejected, or admission cancelled, if any discrepancy is found at any stage.

Steps for submitting an Application

• Step – 1 Sign In to get access of the application form
• Step – 2 Filling application form
• Step – 3 Fee deposit through online mode only.
• Step – 4 Submission of application form

• Online Application Portal Starts on: 4 November, 2025
• Online Application Portal Closes on: 25 November, 2025
• Date of Interview for Dept. of AHEP, CMMP & PCS: 4-5 December, 2025
• Date of Interview for Dept. of CBS: 5 December, 2025

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