Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Lucknow Ph.D Agronomy: Fees 2025, Admission Dates, Course Duration, Eligibility

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Private Institute College

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Ph.D. (Agronomy)- Full Time

Admission to the CIMAP-JNU Ph.D. program will be made purely based on interviews.
Walk-in-interview will be held in the month of August at CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow.
Before the interview, the candidate must fill an application form from the website (https://www.csir.res.in/).
Application form to be accompanied with a nonrefundable processing fee in the form of a Demand Draft for Rs.200/- (Rupees 2 hundred only) for General candidate and Rs. 100/for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidate fee drawn in favor of Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow.
The application should be accompanied by self-attested copies of certificates and mark sheets given below:

Required Documents

Photocopies of Mark sheet of SSC, HSC, Graduation and Post Graduation.
CSIR NET JRF/ UGC NET JRF/ ICMR NET JRF exam scorecard and details also certificate should be enclosed with the application.
Caste Certificate
Conduct Certificate
Transfer Certificate
Migration Certificate (In case the candidate is from another state).
Colored passport sized photographs.

Course Fees

Course Duration

3 Years

Course Information

Course Description

Admission to the CIMAP-JNU Ph.D. program will be made purely based on interviews.
Walk-in-interview will be held in the month of August at CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow.
Before the interview, the candidate must fill an application form from the website (https://www.csir.res.in/).
Application form to be accompanied with a nonrefundable processing fee in the form of a Demand Draft for Rs.200/- (Rupees 2 hundred only) for General candidate and Rs. 100/for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidate fee drawn in favor of Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow.
The application should be accompanied by self-attested copies of certificates and mark sheets given below:

Required Documents

Photocopies of Mark sheet of SSC, HSC, Graduation and Post Graduation.
CSIR NET JRF/ UGC NET JRF/ ICMR NET JRF exam scorecard and details also certificate should be enclosed with the application.
Caste Certificate
Conduct Certificate
Transfer Certificate
Migration Certificate (In case the candidate is from another state).
Colored passport sized photographs.

Course Details

The institute invites application form for admission to the Doctorate program. Students with Postgraduate Degrees in the relevant subjects can apply for admission to the course.

Course Name	Doctor of Philosophy
Course Duration	3 Years
Specialization	6
Eligibility	Post Graduation
Selection Process	Interview

The selection for interview will be based on CSIR NET (JRF)/ UGC NET (JRF)/ ICMR NET (JRF) Entrance Exam.

Specializations

There are the following 6 specializations in the PhD program:

Plant Biology	Agronomy	Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences	Genetics & Plant Breeding	Crop Protection

CIMAP Lucknow PhD Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates should have completed M.Sc. In Life Sciences/ Agriculture/ Botany/ Chemistry/ Biotechnology/Bioscience/Biochemistry/Plant Sciences/ Environmental Sciences/ Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics with minimum 55 % marks (50% marks for SC/ST/PH).
Those candidates who have cleared CSIR-UGC NET Exam/ICMR-NET Exam/DBT-JRF Exam/ GPAT or some other exam resulting in JRF/SRF fellowship tenable at CSIR-CIMAP are eligible to apply under the Programme to perform advanced research.

CIMAP Lucknow PhD Selection Criteria:

Those candidates who had cleared above mentioned CSIR-UGC NET Exam or equivalent will be enrolled for the PhD program in academic affiliation with the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Candidates will be called for an Interview which is mandatory for all candidates.
The chosen candidates will need to complete Pre-Ph. D. courses in any one of the 3 sub-disciplines (Plant Sciences/Biotechnology & Bioinformatics/Chemical sciences) of the interest as the Core courses with optional classes, in two semesters, spread over one year.
On the successful completion of courses (OGPA 6.5/10.0 for general & OBC category and 6.0/10.0 for SC/ST//PH) students will be eligible for Registration as CIMAP-JNU Ph.D. scholar under the supervision of CSIR-CIMAP scientists available as Guide to perform research on a scientific topic covered under aforementioned areas at CSIR-CIMAP.
Selected candidates can take admission by submitting the required documents.