• Biology PhD Admission August 2026

    Biology PhD Admission August 2026

  • 1. Personal Details

  • Date of Birth*
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  • Gender*
  • Are you born before 31 July 1991
  • Which Category do you belong to
  • Are you born before 31 July 1996
  • Are you born before 31 July 1993
  • Are you born before 31 July 1991
  • Are you a person with a disability?*
  • IISER Tirupati PhD Program requires you to have passed a National Exam such as CSIR-UGC/GATE. Does your National Exam come with a fellowship that can be activated at IISER Tirupati*

  • 2. Details of Academic Record

  • School Exam Details

    Please enter your details for school level certifying exams (10th and 12th) in the table below. 

  • Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education

    Please enter the details of your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the table below. Please convert your CGPA or grade to percentage to enable comparison.

  • In your Masters - do you have a minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale?*

  • 3. National Level Exams

  • To apply to this PhD program, you are required to provide a valid score or rank in at least one of the following exams. If a rank or score is not known, please enter '9999'.

    All information for each selected exam is mandatory. Without all information, the application will not be considered.

  • Please select your Exam*

  • JGEEBILS Details

  • JGEEBILS is valid only for one year. Did you appear for JGEEBILS in 2024*
  • JGEEBILS Date of Exam*
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  • UGC-JRF EXAM Details

  • UGC-JRF Date of Exam*
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  • CSIR-JRF EXAM Details

  • CSIR-JRF Date of Exam*
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  • DBT-JRF EXAM Details

  • DBT-JRF Date of Exam*
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  • ICMR - JRF

  • ICMR - JRF Date of Exam*
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  • DBT-BINC EXAM Details

  • DBT-BINC Date of Exam*
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  • DST INSPIRE-JRF (With provisional letter)

  • DST INSPIRE-JRF (With provisional letter)*

  • ARS NET

  • ARS NET Date of Exam*
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  • NET LS

  • I have only NET LS (no other)
  • NET LS Date of Exam*
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  • GATE Exam

  • GATE Date of Exam*
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  • Other valid National Fellowships

  • Date of Exam*
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  • 4. Research Experience, Area of Research Interest & Statement of Purpose

  • Professional Experience

    List Teaching/Research/Industrial/Summer training/Dissertation/thesis project/volunteer experience in a lab/other. Mention publications if any. If you have nothing to mention, please write "None". Maximum 400 words.

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  •  Area of Research Interest

    If you are particular about any of the following fields of research in Biology, please indicate this (any one). You will be interviewed by that panel.
    If you are undecided or are open to any field of research in biology please select the last option (Open to any theme in biology/ undecided)

  • Statement of Research Interest

    What kind of research would you like to do if you join IISER PhD Program? State your broad research interests, including any specific project/problem that you would like to work on. Maximum 400 words.

  • 0/400

  • Please note, referees will be contacted only if required

  • Thank you for applying to the PhD Program at IISER Tirupati.

    You can preview your application here before submission. Save a copy by clicking Print > Save as pdf.

     

  • UPDATE REQUESTED

    You have been shortlisted for a preliminary interview at the PhD Programme at IISER Tirupati, Biology Department. We need some additional information from you. Please note that after you submit this form, no additional call letter is required or will be sent.
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  • Attending the preliminary interview: Please note that we strongly encourage all students to attend the interviews in-person. This helps students visit prospective labs and Faculty. You can plan to arrive a day earlier for interactions (please confirm directly over email with interested faculty)*
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