PhD Admission (PhD), Science (Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences) at Bose Institute Kolkata

About the position

Bose Institute, Kolkata invites applications for admission to its Ph.D. programme (Autumn 2026) in science. The advertisement is BI/JRF/06/2026-27. About 56 students will be admitted across three departments. Research areas include Disease Biology, Biology of Microbes, Chemical and Structural Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Plant Science, Experimental Physics, Theoretical Physics and Environment Sciences.

Eligibility

• Age: below 28 years on the closing date of the online application. Age relaxation as per Government of India rules.
• Junior Research Fellowship awarded through a national-level examination such as CSIR-UGC NET (Category-1), DBT-JRF, DBT-BINC-JRF, ICMR-NET, DST-INSPIRE or equivalent. Fellowship validity must not be earlier than 31 Jan 2027 and must cover the full Ph.D. tenure.
• Educational qualification, either (a) or (b):
• (a) Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering/Science/Technology/Medical Sciences with at least 55% marks for UR candidates and 50% for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/Differently Abled Persons and other eligible categories, as per UGC norms. Final year Master's students who have qualified in a national-level examination are also eligible, and must submit the final mark sheet or degree certificate at joining.
• (b) Four-year/eight-semester Bachelor's degree (with Research) in Engineering/Science/Technology with at least 75% aggregate or equivalent grade, along with NET/GATE or another national-level examination.
• DST-INSPIRE fellowship holders must also have qualified an examination such as GATE, JEST, NET (Category-2 or 3) or equivalent. Their admission is provisional until DST finally awards the fellowship.
• Candidates qualified in GATE, JEST (Ph.D.), ICAR AICE-JRF (Ph.D.), NET (Category-2 or 3) or another national-level examination may apply even without a valid JRF. Scores must remain valid until 31 Jan 2027 or later. A limited number of Bose Institute fellowships will be awarded on merit and interview performance.
• Candidates holding only ICAR AICE-JRF (Ph.D.) are not eligible unless they also have a valid award letter from one of the fellowships in point (2).

Fellowship / pay

Admissible as per Government of India rules as provided by UGC, CSIR, DBT, DST, ICMR or Bose Institute. As per present DST norms: Rs. 37000 + HRA (as applicable) for JRF and Rs. 42000 + HRA (as applicable) for SRF.

How to apply

1. Apply online at https://www.jcbose.ac.in/applications/PHD-ADMISSION/. Only online applications are accepted.
2. Save the filled application form as a PDF before submitting.
3. After submission, an acknowledgement receipt is sent to your email. Keep it, as it must be produced at the interview.
4. For problems with the online application, write to phdadmission@jcbose.ac.in.