ICMR invites applications for ACSIR PhD Medical Research programme, All Details Here

New Delhi- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited applications for 2024 PhD (Medical Research) program within the ICMR-ACSIR-Faculty of Medical Research. On this, ICMR has released a notice on its official website providing comprehensive details about the program.

This is a golden chance for aspiring medical professionals who are interested in pursuing a PhD (Medical Research) at various CSIR and ICMR institutes, along with several other prestigious R&D institutions forming a nationwide network of ACSIR-affiliated research establishments.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

1 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) recognised Medical College.

2 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).

3 A degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with a minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and a 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

1 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.

2 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.

3 Industry Sponsored Candidates: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory.

Candidates whose final results are awaited, but are otherwise eligible as per the screening criteria, can also apply. If selected, they will be provisionally admitted to the program. Their continuation in the program will be subject to securing the required percentage/ equivalent grade (depending on the cut-off marks for screening for the specific program) and submission of a marks sheet of their final result at the time of joining the program.

It should be noted that applicants qualifying their degree in percentage shall use the formula, CGPA=(Percentage + 5) /10. Applicants with a percentage ≥ 95%, shall fill in 10 CGPA in the Online Application Form. However, AcSIR itself does not provide any such scholarship or have any rules in these matters.

ADMISSION PROCESS

The candidates can exercise a maximum of three preferences for AcSIR affiliated Research Institutes. Candidates will be screened based on their given preferences. However, it does not give any right to the candidate to be offered admission as per his/her preference/ choice, as the selection is purely based on merit/ performance and/ or available vacancies. Short-listed candidates for the program will be intimated electronically and they will be required to appear for interview for selection at the designated centers on the dates announced. Details of the date of the interview at different laboratories/centres will be posted on the AcSIR official website. In addition to their academic performance and/ or depending on the vacancies, the final selection will be based on the performance of the candidate in the interview. Reservation shall be applicable as per GoI rules.

FEE DETAILS

For PhD (Medical Research) program General, OBC and EWS candidates have to pay Rs 1,000 and SC, ST and PWD candidates have to pay Rs 500.

For details of online application form submission and additional details, the candidates are urged to visit the AcSIR website.

To view the notice, click the link below