Announcement of the list of candidates exempted from and eligible for entrance exam
01 December 2023
Date of entrance test
03 December 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview
To be confirmed
Date of interview
To be confirmed
Announcement of the final list of selected candidates
To be confirmed
Last date for payment of PhD fees
To be confirmed
Date of PhD Admission
To be confirmed
Eligibility for joining the PhD in Biotechnology:
Any student with a 2-year postgraduate degree with a 3 or 4-year bachelor's degree awarded in Biotechnology or 1-year postgraduate degree with a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology or an equivalent degree with an aggregate of 55% marks/equivalent CGPA. In the case of SC/ST students, the percentage is relaxed to 50%.
or
Any student who has a 2 Year post graduate degree with 3 or 4 Year bachelor's degree awarded in any branch of Life Sciences or 1 Year post graduate degree with 4 Year Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Life Sciences or an equivalent degree in with an aggregate of 55% marks/equivalent CGPA in any branch of Life Sciences such as Virology, Nanobiotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, etc.,
Students without NET/JRF are required to clear the entrance examination. Students with NET/JRF can directly apply for an interview.
Admission process: The applicants must fill in complete information on the online application form and upload all required certificates (whatever is available) and photos.
Selection process: The candidates have to appear for an entrance test. The details of the entrance test are detailed below. The shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The dates of the entrance test and the subsequent interview are available under the section "Important Dates" on the programme page. Once the final interview is over, candidates have to pay their programme fee within 24 hours and the mode of payment must be online.
General Structure for Admission Entrance Test:
There will be an entrance test of two-hour duration, carrying 70 marks, based on which a shortlist of candidates will be prepared, followed by an interview for the shortlisted candidates, carrying 30 marks.
For Biotechnology:
The Entrance exam will consist of MCQs for 70 marks.
Note:
Candidates who have qualified for NET (JRF/LS), GATE, and KSET (Karnataka) are exempted from the entrance test. They will directly attend the interview (100 marks).
The selection will be based on the combined score obtained by the candidate in the entrance test and the interview.
THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY FEE IS APPLICABLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT OBTAINED THE QUALIFYING DEGREE FROM A UNIVERSITY IN KARNATAKA:
Indian Nationals: Rs 10,000 /-
Non-Resident Indians: Rs 20,000 /-
Non-Indian (SAARC Countries): USD 500
Non-Indian (Other Than SAARC Countries): USD 800
NOTE: FULL-TIME RESEARCH SCHOLARS WILL BE ENTITLED TO A RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP OF 12,000/- PER MONTH AFTER THEIR COURSEWORK COMPLETION.
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NOTE:This is a model syllabus for the PhD entrance exam and the subsequent selection process. This is not the current syllabus of any of the programmes offered by the department.