Name of the organisation: National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB)
Designation: Ph.D.
About: NIAB invites
applications for admission to its PhD program from highly motivated students
for the upcoming 2020 session. NIAB is an autonomous institution of the
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, leading in basic and
translational research on animal health and productivity and human-animal
interface with a motto to improve animal health for human welfare. The
institute has a ravishing 100–acre campus at Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
The institute provides opportunities for
pursuing cutting edge research using advanced technologies in frontier areas of
science such as development of next-generation vaccines, immunology, genetics,
genomics, gene and protein engineering, host-pathogen interactions, patho-genomics,
disease diagnostics, nanotechnology; bioinformatics, drug delivery platforms;
nutrition, reproductive biotechnology; stem cells, gene editing &
transgenic technology for humanized mouse models and farm animals, zoonosis and
One Health.
Essential qualification/Eligibility:
Individuals
desirous of seeking admission to PhD program at NIAB must have a Master’s
degree (M. Sc., M. Tech., M. V. Sc. or M. Pharm.) or MBBS or B. Tech. degree in
any branch of Life Science. Candidates must mandatorily have secured CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE
NET JRF/UGC-RGNF or any other national research fellowship for 5 years. Those
with only GATE, MPAT or other certification exams are not eligible. The terms and
conditions, fellowship amount, etc. will be governed by the awarding agency and
further subject to the rules and conventions of the Institute.
How to apply: Interested
candidates who meet the above criteria may apply online in the prescribed form,
through the link available at our online portal (www.niab.org.in). Soft copies of certificates
in support of date of birth, educational qualifications, reservation category (if
applicable), and fellowship examination qualified must also be uploaded. Please
contact academic@niab.org.in for any
queries.
Selection Criteria:
Admission to PhD Program will be based
on an interview of shortlisted eligible candidates via video conference,
scheduled to be held on 21st and 22nd of August 2020. The candidates will be
interviewed once for primary screening followed by second interview of screened
candidates on day two. Before the interview, the applicants are encouraged to
view the profile and the research interests of the faculties who currently have
vacancies in their labs and are also advised to make a priority listing of all
faculties they are desirous to work with in order of preference. Please list
all faculties in sequence. Selected candidates are expected to join NIAB no
later than 1st September, 2020.
Students will be given choice to give a
preference list for joining the lab and area in which they are interested to
work at NIAB after interview. NIAB reserves the right to accept / reject any or
all applications without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
Last date for Submission of Application:
16-08-2020
Link for official notification: Click here
Link for online application: Click here
For more details contact:
National Institute of Animal
Biotechnology (NIAB),
Survey No. 37, Extended Q City Road,
Opp. Journalist Colony,
Near
Gowlidoddi, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana –500032. For enquiry Contact: Tel:
+91 40 2312 0115.
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