The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, The Institute offers 4 doctoral courses. The specializations include Cancer Biology, Infectious Disease Biology, Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, and interdisciplinary areas. Admissions to courses are made based on an Entrance Test and interview. The basic eligibility criteria are post-graduation from a science stream. 

ILS Bhubaneswar Highlights

Established  1989 | Public
Approved By All India Council of Technical Education 
Affiliated Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 
Courses 4 Doctoral Program
Admission Criteria Entrance and Interview
Entrance Test Yes
Application Mode Offline
Facilities Hostel, Canteen, Cafeteria, etc.
Official Website www.ils.res.in

ILS Bhubaneswar Awards and Accolades

Some of the awards and achievements of the Institute and the faculty members and researchers include:

  • Dr. Santosh Chauhan recently won the S. Ramachandran-National Bioscience award for career development-2019 and Merck Young Scientist Award (finalist)-2019.
  • Dr. Subhash Mehto was selected for NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2019.
  • Dr. Subhash Mehto also won the Cell Press-TNQ inspiring science award 2020.
  • Mr. Kiran Aluva secured the Best Oral Presentation award in VIROCON 2020.

ILS Bhubaneswar Courses

The college offers Ph.D. programs in 4 disciplines. The details of the courses are mentioned below: 

Course Specializations Details
Doctoral Programme (Ph.D.) Cancer Biology Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: M.Sc. (any branch of basic science)/ M.Tech/ M. Pharm/ M.V.Sc./ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics with a minimum of 60% marks
Selection Criteria: Entrance Test and Interview
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Infectious Disease Biology
Plant & Microbial Biotechnology
Interdisciplinary Area

The interdisciplinary areas include the following subjects: 

  • Bioinformatics
  • Clinical Proteomics
  • Human Genetics 
  • Regenerative Medicine

To be eligible for the interview, the candidate should have qualified at least one of the following: 

  • CSIR / UGC-JRF
  • DBT-JRF
  • DBT-BINC-JRF
  • UGC-RGNF
  • ICMR-JRF
  • DST-INSPIRE
  • GATE
  • GPAT

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ILS Bhubaneswar Admissions

Admissions to the courses are through the offline mode. Advertisements for applications are put on the website and in newspapers, twice a year: once in March and next in October. The steps to apply are as follows: 

  • Go to the official website and download the application form. Print it. 
  • Fill in the details correctly. 
  • Submit the application fees through Demand Draft. Pay INR 500 drawn in favor of “Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar” payable at Bhubaneswar. 
  • Send the application form along with the self-attested copies of the required documents to the University on the following address:

Director,

Institute of Life Sciences,

Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar-751023

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ILS Bhubaneswar Facilities

Some of the facilities provided by the college include: 

  • Library: The Library has a collection of approximately 2173 reference Books including Manuals and Protocols. It is currently subscribing to 7 Print and 27 Online Journals, besides 917 Online Journals from different publishers through DeLCON.
  • Research Facilities: These include important devices of equipment such as Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Automated DNA Sequencer, Eight Capillary, Binocular/Trinocular, Inverted Microscopes With Digital Camera, Chef Mapper-XA Chiller System (PFGE), 2-d Electrophoresis System, Elisa Reader, and Washer, and Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC) among many others. 
  • Animal Facility: The Animal house facility provides animal care, breeding, and maintenance of experimental animals e.g. Rats, Mice, hamster, etc. for ongoing research projects of the institute. The facility works under the guidance of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee to ensure excellent animal care, humane handling & treatment, and in complete compliance with the CPCSEA guidelines.
  • Other facilities include Bioinformatics facilities, Instrumentation Facilities, Intranet, etc. 

ILS Bhubaneswar FAQs

Ques. How do we get an advantage over others of being selected? 

Ans. Candidates who have qualified CSIR/UGC-JRF or CSIR/UGC-lectureship or ICMR-JRF or DBT-category I/ II or DST-INSPIRE or DBT-BINC or GATE have a decided advantage over those who do not have this qualification.

Ques. Will I get a fellowship?

Ans. Yes, a fellowship is provided to all selected candidates.

Ques. How often is admission given?

Ans. ILS generally sends out recruitment notices twice a year, generally in March and October.

Ques. How do we come to know when the college is recruiting?

Ans. The admission advertisement is posted online on the ILS web page and in the leading newspapers (all India edition) soon after the CSIR/ UGC-JRF/ NET result is announced, in March and October.

Ques. How do we contact the college for more details?

Ans. The address of the college is the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), NALCO Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Pin Code: 751023. You can also contact them at 91 – 674 – 2304283, 2301476, or 2301460.

Ques. How is the faculty of the college?

Ans. Faculty members for the Doctoral programs are certain principal investigators who the candidates are assigned to. These teachers are highly qualified and experienced scientists, coming from different areas of research. Most of them are classified into Scientist types such as Scientist-D, Scientist-C, Scientist-E, etc. The faculties of the institute are recognized as Ph.D. guides by Utkal, Manipal, and KIIT University for awarding the Ph.D. degree.

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