Admission to Ph.D. Programme in Biochemistry, 2025-II

Applications are invited for 20 vacancies for Ph.D. registration in the Department of Biochemistry for the year 2025 from eligible Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, and Physical Sciences post graduate students who would be placed under the supervision of the following Principal Investigators (Mentors) for pursuing their Ph.D. degree:

• Prof. Sanjay Ghosh, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Anindita Ukil, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Ishani Deb, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Alok Ghosh, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Ujjal Das, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Calcutta

Maximum up to 20 candidates will be selected on the basis of merit^†.

*Reservation in admission shall strictly abide by the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2023.

Important Instructions:

• Candidates are requested to submit the application in the Google form: https://forms.gle/ECKJLFQvRUSwg4Nf8
• The eligibility of the candidate will be as per UGC rules. Candidates with valid NET/GATE/DBT-NET/DST INSPIRE are not required to appear in the written test, but must qualify the interview.
• Others will have to appear in a written MCQ (on Biochemistry) examination of 50 marks, the duration of which will be 2 hours.
• The list of the selected candidates for interview will be displayed on the Departmental Notice Board.
• The final selection for joining this program will be made on the basis of performance in the interview.
• Declaration of names of finally selected candidates will be notified after approval by the University Authorities.

^†Please note that RET qualification does not ensure Research Fellowship.

Important Dates:

• Last date of receiving application: 31st October, 2025
• Date and time of the examination: 6^th November 2025, at 12 noon in the Department of Biochemistry (Room no 740)
• Declaration of eligible candidates for interview: 6^th November 2025 at 5 PM in the Department of Biochemistry
• Date of interview: 7^th November 2025 from 11 am in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta

Submission of fees: Candidates are requested to deposit Rs. 100/- as the application fee for RET on SBI Collect (Educational Institutions > Calcutta University > Payment Category > Payment for Miscellaneous fees > Applications for Admission to PhD), on and before 31^st October, 2025.

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