Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) is an autonomous premier engineering and technology university located in Mandi. It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 which declares these eight IITs as well as the conversion of Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University to IIT.The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya on 30 April 2012.
IIT Mandi was mentored by IIT Roorkee, which hosted the first batch of students. IIT Mandi's permanent campus (about 12 km from historic city of Mandi) is under construction along Uhl River (a tributary of River Beas) at Kamand,Mandi. The institute admits students into various B.Tech., M.S, and Ph.D. programs (as of 2012). Timothy A. Gonsalves joined as the first Director of IIT Mandi on 15 January 2010 and R. C. Sawhney served as the first Registrar of IIT Mandi.
Call for Ph.D. Program (Even Semester 2015-16) in the School of Basic Sciences-Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
IIT Mandi seeks applications for the Ph.D. program in the School of Basic Sciences (SBS)in the
following areas-
Biological sciences: Microbial metabolism and metabolic engineering, Diabetes and Insulin
Secretion, Mechanisms in brain tumors and cancer stem cells isolation and characterization of
lung cancer stem cells
Eligibility: Master’s degree in Sciences with a good academic record with a valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR NET/ Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record/ B. Tech degree of any IIT with a minimum of CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale or with a valid GATE Score or B. Tech. / B.E degree of any recognized University in India with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale or equivalent with valid GATE score.
How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to fill the online application form available in the following link: http://iitmandi.ac.in/onlineapp/register.php
Last Date for Application: 14 November, 2015.
Contact:
For any problems regarding filling-up of online applications, please contact Mr. Gaurav Singh
(gaurav@iitmandi.ac.in ).
For any other queries regarding Ph.D. program in SBS, please contact the SBS office through
email: sbsoffice@iitmandi.ac.in