National Institute of Immunology, an Autonomous Research Institute, Aruna Asaf AliMarg, New Delhi-110067, has invited applications for admission to Ph.D. Programme for the Academic Year 2020-21.

Research at NII encompasses board interdisciplinary areas of Immunology, Infectious and Chronic Disease Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Chemical, Structural and Computational Biology.

Eligibility: Applicants should hold an M.Sc. in any branch of Science, M.Tech., MBBS., M.V.Sc., M.Pharm. or equivalent qualifications as per norms of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

Applicant should have at least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor's degree, and 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master's degree in case of General category. Five percent relaxation in aggregate scores in Senior Secondary, Bachelor's and Master's degrees will be applicable for the candidates from reserved categories [OBC (NCL), SC/ST and PwD].

Those who have completed or are likely to complete the required courses in the current academic year can also apply.

Selection to the Ph.D. programme will be through two channels: One will be the Computer based Entrance Examination, NII-2020, to be conducted by NII at multiple centres all over India on 23rd February 2020 (Sunday) and the other will be through the Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS-2020).

An applicant must qualify at least one of these two examinations. They will be short-listed for an interview based on either NII Entrance examination or JGEEBILS 2020 marks.

Selected candidates will be enrolled in the Ph.D programme affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The online application will be available from December 20, 2019 onwards. The last date for submission of applications is January 31, 2020. Candidates applying through JGEEBILS-2020 must also submit an application through NIl application portal, along with application fees and the JGEEBILS-2020 admit card.

Detailed information, including online application procedure and other information are available at http://www.nii.res.in. Women candidates are encouraged to apply

For more details, visit http://www.nii.res.in

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