National Institute of Plant Genome Research, is an Autonomous Research Institution, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and conducts basic and applied research in the frontier areas of plant biology. The Institute invites online applications from candidates who have completed or will be completing M.Sc. or equivalent degree (by October 31, 2021) in Life Sciences and/or in related disciplines with minimum 55% marks [a relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50% or an equivalent relaxation of grade, will be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories of candidates, or for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to 19th September, 1991], and have cleared the CSIR-UGC NET exam/DBT-JRF (selected through BET/BINC)/ICMR NET exam for JRF (with a Junior Research Fellowship valid at least up to December 31, 2021), with DST INSPIRE Fellowship for pursuing full-time Ph.D. program, for conducting advanced research in the frontier areas of Plant Biology such as, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Genome Analysis and Molecular Mapping, Molecular Mechanism of Abiotic Stress Responses, Plant-Microbe/Insect Interactions and Plant Immunity, Nutritional Genomics, Genetic Engineering, Genome Editing and Molecular Breeding for Crop Improvement and other emerging areas based on plant genomics. Reservations are as per statutory norms. The selection will be made on the basis of interview/Viva-Voce.

The selected candidates will be enrolled for Ph.D. program in academic affiliation with the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. NIPGR will provide hostel accommodation to selected candidates (subject to availability). The following important dates may be noted:

Candidates should register first and then follow steps for filling Online Application Form. The application fee is 300/- (100/- for SC/ST candidates provided relevant documentary proof is enclosed with the Application Form). The application fee is not refundable. The online link for application is available at http://www.nipgr.ac.in/online_phd/index.php. (Caste certificates issued by the Union/Central Government only will be considered for admission against the reserved seats).

The admission Form is to be filled and submitted ONLINE ONLY along with required documents uploaded in the given format and an online payment through SBI Collect. No hard copies will be accepted.

• Photograph (less than 50 KB)
• Signature (less than 50 KB)
• Age Proof. (less than 100 KB)
• Relevant Educational Qualifications (less than 100 KB)
• Category Certificate, if EWS/SC/ST/OBC. (less than 100 KB) (Caste certificates issued by the Union/Central Government only will be considered for admission against the reserved seats)
• Fellowship Award Letter/Admit Card (less than 100 KB)
• Payment Confirmation Slip Fee receipt (less than 100 KB)