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IISER Bhopal PhD Admission 2023: Fees, Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Selection Criteria

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

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Ph.D

Course Fees

Course Duration

3 Years

Tuition Fees

22 K

1 Year Fees

77.15 K

Total Fees

2.04 Lakhs

Detailed Fees

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semester	Tuition Fees	Admission Fees	Other Fees	Total Fees
semester 1	₹ 22000	₹ 4000	₹ 19450	₹ 45.45 K
semester 2	₹ 22000	-	₹ 9700	₹ 31.7 K
semester 3	₹ 22000	-	₹ 9700	₹ 31.7 K
semester 4	₹ 22000	-	₹ 9700	₹ 31.7 K
semester 5	₹ 22000	-	₹ 9700	₹ 31.7 K
semester 6	₹ 22000	-	₹ 9700	₹ 31.7 K

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Course Description

IISER Bhopal PhD Admissions 2023 are open now. The Last date to apply is April 5, 2023. Selection to PhD is done on the basis of candidates performance in the interview. Application to the PhD program offered by IISER, Bhopal can be made on the official website. All the applicants have to undergo two rounds of interviews after scrutiny of the applications. Selected candidates are eligible for the JRF Fellowship.

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IISER Bhopal PhD Important Dates 2023
IISER Bhopal PhD Eligibility
IISER Bhopal PhD Selection Process
IISER Bhopal PhD Application Process

Particulars	Dates
Commencement of Ph.D Admissions	Ongoing
Last Date to Apply for Ph.D Admissions	April 5, 2023

IISER Bhopal PH.D. Eligibility

IISER Bhopal Offers Ph.D program in the following electives:

Specializations	Areas Of Research
Biological Sciences	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology, Epigenetics, Chemical Biology, Virology, Behavioral Biology, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, Metagenomics, Systems Biology, Ecology, Evolution and Molecular Systematics.
Chemical Engineering	Fluid Mechanics, Reaction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Functional Nanomaterials, Bioinspired Polymeric Nanocomposites, and Soft Matter and Self-propulsion.
Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry Supramolecular Chemistry; Crystallography; Transition Metal Chemistry; Molecular Materials; Organometallic Chemistry; Bio-inorganic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Natural Products; Organometallic Chemistry; Asymmetric Catalysis; Chemical Biology; Molecular Biology; Polymers; Biomaterials. Physical Chemistry Electrochemistry: supercapacitors and electrocatalysis; Bionanotechnology; Biophysics; Polymers; Functional Nanomaterials; Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Computational Materials Science and Computational Physical and Biophysical Chemistry.
Earth and Environmental Sciences	Atmosphere and Climate Studies Aerosols: Characterization of physical and chemical properties, source apportionment by receptor modeling, and assessment of climate and health effects. Climate Extremes, regional earth system modeling to address monsoon variability and change, Himalayan glacier modeling for mass-balance and area change study. Greenhouse gas modeling, Carbon Cycle and Climate, Satellite-based GHG budgets, GHG measurement network design Earth Surface Processes Fluvial geomorphology, remote sensing & GIS. Impact of Climate Change in Hydrology, Floods and Droughts, Analysis of Weather Forecasts, River Engineering. Chemical oceanography & limnology, aqueous biogeochemistry, paleo-reconstruction of environmental & hydro-climatic conditions, and provenance tracing using elemental/isotope tracers. Geochemistry of groundwater contamination and mitigation measure; Geochemistry of mine waste rock; Geochemical processes at the water-sediment interface Solid Earth Active Tectonics, Structural Geology, Petroleum Geology. Archaean Tectonics, Petrology-Geochronology, Precambrian crustal evolution of Indian Peninsula; Petrology and Geochemistry of Magmatic Ores, Magmatic processes and tectonic styles in Precambrian Earth with special focus on greenstone belts. Isotope geochemistry and geochronology in studies of crust-mantle evolution and petrogenesis.
Mathematics	Algebraic Coding Theory, Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic K-Theory, Commutative Algebra, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Group Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Low-dimensional / Geometric Topology, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Operator Algebras, Partial Differential Equations, Representation Theory, Riemannian Geometry.
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science	Applied Automata & Model Checking Communication and Signal Processing Cryptography Design & Analysis of Algorithms Devices, Circuits and Sensors Electromagnetics and Plasmas Natural Language Processing Robotics & Control Systems Social Network
Humanities & Social Science	Subaltern studies; Folklore Studies; Cultural studies; Translation studies; Indian aesthetics
Physics	Ultra-fast Optics Experimental and Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Quantum Sensing and Metrology Theoretical High Energy Physics - Astronomy, Cosmology, Nuclear Astrophysics, Particle physics, QCD, String theory Experimental Quantum Sensing Neutrino, dark matter and LHC physics Soft condensed matter physics

Eligibility:

M.Sc./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks
GATE / CSIR-UGC-JRF / DBT-JRF (category I only) / ICMR-JRF (category A only) / CSIR-UGC-LS / Provisional letter of INSPIRE-JRF for PhD / Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship or any other recognized score is mandatory.
A relaxation of 5% of marks will be allowed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PD categories.

Age Criteria:

For Ph.D. Admissions, the candidate’s age shouldn’t exceed a maximum of 28 years.
A relaxation of 3 years will be offered to OBC candidates.
Moreover, a 5 year relaxation is applicable for candidate belonging to SC/ ST Category.

Note: Upper age limit shall be determined as on last date of online submission of applications. Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate/Aadhar Card only will be accepted by the IISER Bhopal for determining the age.

IISER Bhopal Ph.D. Programme Selection Process

Application and recommendation are scrutinised.
The selection procedure is based on the performance of the applicant in the Interview Rounds.
There are two sets of interviews to be cleared. Shortlisted candidates for the interview are intimidated by email.
Travelling allowance is paid to SC/ST candidates as per Government of India norms.
Shortlisted candidates of Round 1 have an opportunity to interact with the respective faculty members of the department.
The final selection is done after Round 2.

All the communication related to shortlisting and declaration of results is done through email only.

IISER Bhopal Contact Details

IISER Bhopal can be contacted by:

Address: The Dean, Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal- 462066, Madhya Pradesh

Website: https://www.iiserb.ac.in

Concerned email ids for respective disciplines:

Biology	admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in
Chemistry	admission.chmphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in
Earth and Environmental Science	admission.eesphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in
Mathematics	admission.mthphd@iiserb.ac.in
Physics	admission.phyphd@iiserb.ac.in
Chemical Engineering	admission.chephd@iiserb.ac.in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Admission.eecsphd@iiserb.ac.in

IISER Bhopal Ph.D. Programme Application Process

Candidates seeking admission to Ph.D program offered by IISER, Bhopal must fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria. After confirming the eligibility, the applicant can reach the university website. Follow the procedure given below to correctly fill the application form.

Visit https://www.iiserb.ac.in/doaa/phd-admission.
Select any of the given links for application to Biological Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Chemistry respectively.
On the following application page, fill all the required credentials.
Disclose information related to the selection of the discipline, personal details, category information, academic record, work experience, number of publications, preferred area of research broadly and contact details.
Upload scanned copy of the Recommendation Letter. includes information regarding the applicant’s acquaintance with the person recommending, applicant’s strengths and weaknesses and comments, if any.
Please retain a print out of the PDF of the online application form submitted by you.

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - [IISER]: 11 answered questions

Should I leave IIEST Shibpur for IISER Bhopal engineering sciences?

Alisha Chauhan

09 Apr 21

According to NIRF rankings, IIEST comes at 20th place in the Indian Engineering College ranking, and 44 in overall college ranking. While IISER Bhopal comes 56th place.

The following table will show you the basic differences between IIEST Shibpur and IISER Bhopal.

Category	IIEST Shibpur	IISER Bhopal
Recruiters	Google, Infosys, BHEL, Deloitte, Axis Bank, Cognizant, Microsoft, ITC, Indian Oil Corporation, SBI, Samsung, Snapdeal, Tata Steel, Indian Army, Jacobs, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro	Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Dr Reddy’s, Avanti, Toppr, Excel, Nucleome
Average CTC	INR 11 LPA	INR 2 LPA
Highest CTC	INR 35 LPA	INR 9 LPA

Your college selection also depends on your interest and future career plans. Both the colleges provide a different environment.

IIEST Shibpur is an Engineering college and will help you in getting a mostly office job. You will be guaranteed a job in core branches just after graduation.
IISER Bhopal is more scientific research-oriented and will help you in getting research jobs at the end of the course.

Therefore, choose either IIEST Shibpur or IISER Bhopal depending on what career you want to pursue. Don’t go with college popularity and rankings. If you have any goal just follow that and choose the right institution.

Which IISER should I choose and why? I have a choice between IISER Mohali and IISER Bhopal.

Sakshi Singh,

09 Nov 21

This mainly depends on the student and where he or she is from. As the location is the major factor. Both the colleges are more or less the same, choose the one that fulfills your requirements.

Bhopal might not be a very fancy place like Chandigarh. But this shouldn't influence your choice.
IISER Mohali is known for its biology department while IISER Bhopal has an extremely good chemistry department.
Their labs are well maintained and have every facility required by the students.
Hostel rooms at IISER Bhopal are a bit small as it was built for one person per room but later the intake became 2 students per room.
Hostels are Co-ed in IISER Mohali with bigger rooms and balconies. IISER Bhopal has separate hostels for boys and girls.
There are around 16 clubs in IISER Mohali, fewer than IISER Bhopal.

Both the colleges are more or less similar when considering academics and infrastructure. Therefore choosing any of them will be good for your career.

Is IISER Bhopal a good choice for engineering?

Anil Gupta

01 Oct 22

IISER Bhopal is a good option for Engineering. The course structure is good. You will study the primary subjects of engineering and basic sciences. Students can take placements after the completion of the 4th year or take another year to complete MS. According to IISER Bhopal placement highlights of recent years, the salary packages offered are in the range of INR 6-28 LPA.

Is IISER Bhopal a good choice for sciences?

Niti Bose,

09 Nov 21

One of my friends studied at IISER Bhopal, he had a science background as well. According to him, it is his best decision in life. He, being a student there, mentioned that it is really good for sciences.

Every IISER has proper research facilities.
The faculty members are involved in active research. They are very encouraging and helpful.
IISER Bhopal has a sprawling 200–250 acre campus which is beautiful and well maintained.
There are different clubs to nurture your interests.
Students secure internship opportunities right after the first semester.

But like everything else it has its own flaws. Many IISERs have issues with the attendance system, hostel facilities, etc. Overall if you join any IISER and have an interest in Science, you will not be disappointed.

How is the engineering sciences department at IISER Bhopal?

Rukmini Mitra,

09 Nov 21

Engineering Science at IISER Bhopal is a much newer course and it is more like B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses. It is a research-oriented course and not job-oriented like B.Tech. The course links engineering with research. You will get hands-on experience along with theoretical knowledge.

Engineering Science is offered under 3 different specializations - Chemical, Electrical, and Computer science. If you want to do research after your MS, then it is a good option.

The only hiccup is that this course is still new at IISER Bhopal and placement opportunities will be less. You may have to struggle for it as BS and MS in Engineering Sciences is not considered reliable options.

How is IISER Bhopal?

Rashmi Bakshi,

09 Nov 21

IISER Bhopal is an excellent place for education that provides students with every facility. Following is a brief about the institute:

The seniors are very cooperative and helpful. The academic environment is good, students are enthusiastic and confident.
IISER Bhopal Faculty is good and well experienced.
Unlimited Wi-fi is provided but slowed purposefully from 11 PM to 2 AM.
The library is a bit small but is maintained really well. Internet connection is also provided there.
IISER Bhopal campus is really clean and green.
There are many clubs and good opportunities for sports as well. There are table tennis courts in hostel common rooms.
Separate grounds for badminton, tennis, cricket, athletics, football, basketball, and kabaddi.

Overall, IISER Bhopal will prove to be a very good experience for you if you have a knack for science. Try socializing with your peers and seniors, as they can advise and guide you during placements or internships. Once you blend in, you will get proper guidance and opportunities.

Is the infrastructure at IISER Bhopal as good as that at IISER Pune?

Jagriti Tiwari,

09 Nov 21

IISERs get generous funding as they come directly under the MHRD of the central Government. Both IISER Bhopal and IISER Pune have state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities.

The labs, lecture halls, academic buildings, hostels, etc. are present at both the institutes.
IISER Bhopal has the largest campus among all IISERs.
It also has one of the finest sports facilities available in a science institute, both indoor and outdoor. These include football, tennis, basketball, badminton, chess, table tennis, etc.
Community centers and Visitor’ hostels are also available.
The whole campus is wifi enabled.
It is a self-sufficient campus with facilities like a shopping centre, health centre, bank, etc. all present on the campus itself.

Therefore, it is not appropriate to compare the IISERs as they all have their unique features.

How is economic sciences at IISER Bhopal?

Neha Patel,

09 Nov 21

The department of Economic Sciences at IISER Bhopal is one of the few departments in the country to offer a 4-year BS program. It is very new, thus the curriculum, placements, etc. need some time to get sorted. However, it will eventually become better.

The program integrates classroom learning with research. There are 5 professors from different fields of Economic Sciences including microeconomics, game theory, trade theory, industrial organization, public economics, social choice theory, corporate finance, option pricing, behavioral economics, agriculture economics, and environmental economics.

There is also an option to pursue BS-MS (Dual Degree) in Economic Sciences by spending an additional year. You can also earn a minor degree in other disciplines. You just have to get a minimum of 30 credits in that particular discipline.

How many people are placed per room in the IISER Bhopal hostel?

Parth Sanyal,

09 Nov 21

IISER Bhopal expects only two students to share a single room. This has been in effect since the batch of 2017, due to the increasing number of students per batch.

However, as part of the expansion of IISER Bhopal in a few years, more hostels shall be built. It will also aim to utilize the overall area available to the best.

There are six hostels, 2 for Girls and 4 for Boys. Ph.D. students used to get a single room within one year, but due to the increasing number of students, they also have a single room shared by 2 students.

Should I leave IIEST Shibpur for IISER Bhopal engineering sciences?

Sukanya Saha,

09 Nov 21

This completely depends on your choice and preferences. The only thing you should take into account is how the course will benefit your career ahead.

IIEST Shibpur and IISER Bhopal offer different career paths.
IIEST Shibpur is an engineering college and will push you most probably into a technical or corporate line.
IISER has a completely different approach. It focuses on scientific research and you will most probably end up in academia or research-oriented jobs.
IIEST is a very old and reputed institute in the country and definitely, its placements will be better compared to IISER Bhopal.

This decision entirely depends on you. Choose which career path you want to avail yourself and work toward establishing it.