Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) announces Admission to PhD Program 2024, Apply now
AcSIR Admission Aug 2024 Notification – Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) invites applications for admission to PhD Program for the academic session commencing in August 2024. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below.
About Programs
- The programs equip students to undertake interdisciplinary research by providing a broad-based practical training in the best in the class national laboratories of CSIR
- The Programs are structured around academic coursework (as per program requirement) and research in frontier areas of Science, Technology and Engineering leading to PhD degree.
Academic Programs of AcSIR
- PhD (Medical Research)
- PhD (Sciences)
- PhD (Engineering)
- Integrated Dual Degree Program (IDDP)
Important Dates
- Activation of AcSIR Admission Portal: 25-02-2024
- Closing date of online admission portal: 30-04-2024
- Interview/Test: 20-05-2024 to 05-06-2024
- Declaration of Results of: 12-07-2024
- Students Joining: 20-07-2024 to 05-08-2024
Eligibility Criteria
PhD (Medical Research)
- (Tenable only at ICMR Institutes, MAX, LVPEI and TIGS)
Qualifying Degree
- Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) or Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Master of Surgery (M.S.) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College. OR;
- Master’s degree in Science with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD). OR;
- A degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College.
Mode of Entry
- National-level Fellowship: The applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. OR
- Staff of AcSIR affiliated Research Institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Technical Staff of ICMR and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR possessing the qualifying degree are eligible to apply. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. OR
- Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory.
Eligibility Criteria for PhD (Sciences)
- PhD Sciences (Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical & Information Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences)
- Qualifying Degree: Master’s degree in science with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).
Mode of Entry
- National-level fellowship: The applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. (Tenable At All AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes). OR
- Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships* (TENABLE only at BSIP, WII, IASST, TIGS, TCG-CREST).
- (* For more details about the Institutional fellowship please visit the following website of the concerned AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes:
- DST-BSIP (https://www.bsip.res.in/)
- DST-IASST (https://iasst.gov.in/)
- MoEFCC-WII (https://wii.gov.in/)
- TIGS (https://tigs.res.in/)
- TCG-CREST (https://www.tcgcrest.org/)
- Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (Applicable to all AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes) OR
- Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria for PhD (Engineering)
- Qualifying Degree: Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology (after a four year engineering/technology degree or with an integrated 5 year B.Tech./M.Tech. degree or equivalent) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).
Mode of Entry
- Self-sponsored OR Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships (TENABLE only at TCG-CREST). OR
- Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes) OR
- Industry Sponsored Candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria for 4 – Integrated Dual-Degree PhD (IDDP) Program
- Qualifying Degree: 4-year undergraduate degree in Engineering (such as BE/BTech/BS) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third Gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).
Mode of Entry
- Self-sponsored OR
- Industry Sponsored Candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL Affiliated Research Institutes)
Application Process
- ACSIR Ph.D. Admission 2024 Application Form has been released on 08th January 2024
- Online Applications to the following academic programs of AcSIR can be submitted through AcSIR Online Admission Portal http://acsir.emli.in/ACSIRAdmissionPortal
- The candidates who are interested and want to apply can fill the application form through online mode.
- The applier students must enter their accurate personal & qualification details etc. while filling the application form.
- Affix the scan copy of the photograph and signature the JPG/JPEG Format.
Application Fee
- For General/OBC/EWS: Rs.1000/-
- For SC/ST/PWD: Rs.500/-
- There is no application fee submission required to apply for an Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (ACSIR) Ph.D. Admission 2024.
For more details and to apply, please visit the official website