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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) , Bangalore
About Us:

 

We are a relatively young but already well-known multidisciplinary research institute. Our mandate is to pursue and promote world-class scientific research and training at the frontiers of science and engineering. The Centre was established in 1989 by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. However, the bulk of our growth has been in the past decade.Our small size (around 40 faculty members, spread over several disciplines) is an advantage: not segregated in far-flung labs, our chemists, physicists, biologists and engineers rub shoulders throughout the day. This fosters a spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration which is one of the hallmarks of JNCASR.In addition to our young and dynamic faculty, we have over 150 bright and energetic graduate students and state-of-the art experimental, computational and infrastructural facilities. We are a "Deemed University", granting Master's and Ph.D. degrees.Researchers at the Centre are divided into seven units: Chemistry and Physics of Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Theoretical Sciences, Educational Technology and Geodynamics. We also have two off-campus units at the Indian Institute of Science: the Chemical Biology and Condensed Matter Theory Units. Though it is of course difficult to quantify scientific performance, by all numerical indications (numbers of publications, citations, grants, patents filed, etc.), science at the Centre is flourishing.


In the last few years, the Centre's faculty members have published their research in some of the most prestigious scientific journals, including Nature, Nature Medicine, Science, Evolution, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, and Physical Review Letters. The work of the Centre's faculty is also being recognized by various awards.We also support a range of educational outreach activities: every year, our highly competitive Summer Research Fellowship programme hosts some of the very brightest undergraduates in the country; the Educational Technology Unit produces a range of teaching aids and educational material; we organize and teach short term courses at universities across India; and promising young chemists and biologists are trained intensively as part of our programmes of Project-Oriented-Chemical-Education (POCE) and Project-Oriented-Biological-Education (POBE).Our faculty and students benefit from interacting with scientists at the many research institutions in the greater Bangalore area. The intellectual atmosphere at JNCASR is further livened by a regular stream of visitors from all over the world, who contribute to spirited scientific discussions at seminars, conferences and summer schools.We believe we possess all the necessary ingredients to excel in scientific research and education, and look forward to growing further in the coming years.

Course Offered

 


POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

M.S (Engineering):

  • Chemistry and Physics of Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • New Chemistry
  • Theoretical Sciences

M.S (Research):

  • Evolutionary & Organismal Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics

 

 

DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES

Ph.D (Research):

  • Chemistry and Physics of Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Evolutionary & Organismal Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • New Chemistry
  • Theoretical Sciences

Ph.D (Integrated):

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Science
  • Biological Sciences

 

 

Eligibility:

 

MS (Engineering/Research):

Candidates with an M Sc., B E, B Tech, M E, M Tech or MBBS are eligible to apply; the specific requirements for each Unit are listed below. They should have at least 50% in their highest University examination, and should also have qualified in the GATE / UGC -/ CSIR - NET-JRF/LS / ICMR - JRF / DBT-JRF/JEST / INSPIRE or any other equivalent national level examination. The certificate of such test should have the validity period for seeking admission to research programme as on the first working day of the beginning of the academic session/semester (1 January and/or 1 August)

 

Ph.D (Research):

Candidates with an M Sc., B E, B Tech, M E, M Tech or MBBS are eligible to apply; the specific requirements for each Unit are listed below.  They should have at least 50% in their highest University examination, and should also have qualified in the GATE / UGC -/ CSIR - NET-JRF/LS / ICMR - JRF / DBT-JRF/JEST / INSPIRE or any other equivalent national level examination. The certificate of such test should have the validity period for seeking admission to research programme as on the first working day of the beginning of the academic session/semester (1 January and/or 1 August) . Generally ME/M.Tech students are required to qualify one of the exams mentioned above, however exceptional candidates without these exams may also be considered.

 

Ph.D (Integrated):

Materials Science: Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science. Those with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with an aptitude towards scientific research will also be considered. Candidates are expected to have sound knowledge in the fundamentals of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

 

Chemical Science: Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science with Chemistry as a major and mathematics as a subject at least up to PUC (10+2 level).

 

Biological Sciences:

  • Evolutionary and Organismal Biology: Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics. Those with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with an aptitude towards scientific research will also be considered.
  • Moleculer Biology and Genetics: Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science.

For all the above Integrated Ph.D programmes, candidates should have a minimum of 55% marks at the Bachelor’s level. Those appearing for the final examination this year can also apply.

 

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