PhD in Biotechnology

The Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology offers PhD in the following areas in biotechnology: Applied and Industrial Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Plant Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, and Virology.

Minimum Eligibility

12 years of schooling followed by 3 +2 years or 4+1 years of Bachelor’s degree and  Master’s degree respectively in any branch of  Biological Sciences (MSc/MVSC/M.Tech/M.Pharm etc.) or  MD/MS from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade.

Admission Procedure (through Entrance Test)

Through an Entrance Test and an Interview. The Entrance Test will carry a weightage of 70 marks and the Interview will carry a weightage of 30 marks. A minimum of 50% marks will have to be secured separately in both, the Entrance Test and the Interview, in order to be eligible for admission.

Format of the Entrance Test

• The computer based entrance test will be of 2 hours duration.
• There will be no negative marking.
• The question paper will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions out of which candidates will have to attempt 70.
• First 70 attempted questions will be evaluated.
• Questions will be asked at MSc level from all the areas of Biological Sciences including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Animal Sciences, Parasitology, Plant Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Virology, Neurosciences, Biochemical Engineering, Biophysics and Biostatistics.

Interview

Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the basis of their performance in the entrance test, subject to a minimum cut off. Shortlisted candidates must arrange to send two letters of recommendation from teachers who have taught and assessed them at the graduate/postgraduate level. Recommendation letters should testify to the intellectual acumen of the candidates, their knowledge of the subject and their ability to articulate ideas.

Research areas

Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the webpage, www.sau.int to know the research areas of individual research group. Selected candidates will be provided the opportunity to do their research from anyone of the following areas in biotechnology: Applied and Industrial Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Plant Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, and Virology.

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