Applications are invited in the prescribed proforma from candidates intending to enrol in the PhD programme in Microbiology, University of Calcutta. The selection procedure will adhere to the following schedule/criteria. All subsequent notifications related to this programme will be made in the notice board of the Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road (6th floor), Kolkata – 700019.

Number of seats : 20
[Reservation of seats as per the West Bengal Higher Education Institutions (Reservation in admission) rules, 2013].

Eligibility : M.Sc./B.Tech. in biological sciences from a UGC recognized university.

Last date for submission of applications : 6th January, 2016 till 3:00 P.M.
Issuance of admit cards to the eligible candidates from the departmental office : 11th January, 2016, 2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

Application Form is available with this notice and can be downloaded in the pdf format. The form filled-in by the candidate in his own handwriting, accompanied by self-attested copies of M.Sc./B.Tech. and NET/SET/SLET/GATE/M.Phil./SC/ST/OBC certificates (if applicable), will have to be submitted at the departmental office on or before the last date between 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. only after paying the prescribed fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) at the university cash counter. The payment challan has to be endorsed by the departmental office before submission at the cash counter (11AM-1PM).

Dates of Research Eligibility Test :
a) Written part (RET-WP) : 14th January, 2016 from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M.
b) Oral part (RET-OP) : 29th January, 2016 from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M.

DISPLAY OF THE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES IN RET-WP: 22nd January, 2016

The eligible candidates who cleared NET/SET/SLET/GATE/M.Phil. are exempted from appearing in RET-WP and should directly appear for RET-OP interview.

STRUCTURE OF RET–WP (50 marks) : Multiple choice questions based on the syllabus of the CSIR/UGC NET examination in Life Sciences (1 mark each: 30 questions) and one broad answer type question (20 marks).

Candidates must obtain qualifying marks in the RET-WP part (General – 60% marks, OBC-A & OBC-B – 54% marks and SC/ST/PH – 45% marks) to be eligible for the interview (RET-OP).

The list of successful candidates eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme will be displayed in the departmental notice board.