Course Duration
3 YearsThe table displays the details regarding the Ph.D. course.
Name of the Program | Ph.D. |
Duration | 3-years |
Specializations | 2 |
Selection Criteria | Test and Interview |
There are 2 areas of specializations in Ph.D. programme: Biological Sciences and Chemical Sciences.
The minimum requirement for different specializations are tabulated below:
Ph.D. Specializations | Eligibility |
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Science (General) | Master’s Degree in Science and a valid National Level Fellowship NET-JRF/SRF of various funding agencies (CSIR/UGC/RGNF/DBT/ICMR/BINC/INSPIRE/ GATE/ G-PAT or other equivalent fellowships) for Ph.D. programme at CSIR-IHBT |
Ph.D (Biological Sciences) | Master’s degree in Agriculture Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Microbial Biotechnology/ Fermentation Technology/ Bioinformatics/ Botany/ Entomology/ Forestry and Environmental Sciences/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ Floriculture/ Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Microbiology/ Industrial Microbiology/ Medical Microbiology/ Molecular Microbiology/ Molecular Biology/ Plant Molecular Biology/ Nanotechnology/ Nano biosciences/ Plant Pathology/ Plant Sciences/ Plant Physiology/ Pharmaceutical sciences (Pharmacology & Pharmacology and Toxicology)/ Zoology/ Human Genetics/ Virology/ Traditional Medicine/ Natural Resource Management/ GIS OR Candidates with Master’s degree in Statistics OR B.E. / B.Tech. in Bioinformatics/ Computer Science/ Food Technology/ Biotechnology with a valid National or other equivalent Fellowships are also eligible. |
Ph.D (Chemical Sciences) | Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Inorganic Chemistry/ Physical Chemistry/ Chemistry/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry. |
NOTE - BE/B. Tech. degree holders in engineering discipline with valid GATE score & Candidates with B.Tech. in Biotechnology with valid GATE score subject to securing a minimum 85.00 percentile in GATE are eligible to apply.
Having worked at both, my sister shared her experience at CSIR IHBT and IIT Roorkee. So, I feel I will do justice to this question.
CSIR labs are national R&D organizations whereas IITs are premiere engineering institutes of higher education.
The main focus in the CSIR lab is put on the chemistry of natural products and is well-known for its excellent biotechnology research. IIT Roorkee, on the other hand, is mainly an engineering institute with research facilities. The Institute certainly has a great research culture but like CSIR, research isn’t the primary focus, education is.
My suggestion will be to go for IIT Roorkee if your research inclination is towards chemical engineering, instrumentation engineering, or some other field. But if you want to conduct extensive research on Organic Chemistry or Biotechnology then CSIR-IHBT is a better place.