The Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) has invited applications from interested, eligible candidates to apply for it's Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programme in the following disciplines:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Theoretical Chemistry

Minimum Eligibility Criteria: Bright and motivated candidates who have passed M.Sc. examination with minimum 55% marks in any field of Chemistry or Physics.There are two different channels for the admission in the PhD programme.

Channel 1: External funding: Apart from satisfying minimal eligibility criteria, the candidates must have CSIR / UGC - NET JRF, INSPIRE fellowship or other equivalent fellowship.

Channel 2: Institute funding: In the exceptional cases,a limited number of Institute fellowship MAY BE available for the students. For this fellowship, candidates must have qualified in any prestigious national level examinations like GATE or NET-LS (apart from satisfying minimal eligibility criteria).

* Please note that fulfilling the minimum essential criteria does not ensure that a candidate will be called for the interview. Additional short listing criteria might be set by the department based on academic records, experience and research interest of the candidates.

List of shortlisted candidates (based on merit, subject specialization and required research area) for interview will be published in the IISER-Kolkata website.

The Institute will not provide any TA/DA or accommodation for attending the interview.

The selected candidates will receive the offer letter containing also the last date for joining shortly after the interview.

• Please have your picture (soft copy, preferably in JPG or PNG format) ready.
• Please read the department wise eligibility criteria carefully.
• The applicants should open the link (http://apply.iiserkol.ac.in/application) and properly fill the application form as instructed. The form can be opened and edited/corrected until the last date.
• You must complete your application, incomplete application will be rejected.
• Applicants should save the properly filled application form and take the printout after you finish and bring the signed copy at the time of interview if you are shortlisted.
• Download the Recommendation Letter, bring this document at the time of interview. Recommendation should be in a sealed envelop.

Selected candidates for test/interview should bring a hard copy of application along with the required documents listed below at the time of test/interview:

Attested copies of mark sheets and certificates of all examinations starting from high school leaving certificate, two letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes), photo identity and proof of age.