NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 – Interview (Postponed)

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 – National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi has released notification from Indian citizens for admission to Ph.D. Programme 2020. Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the NII-2020 Ph.D. interviews has been postponed till further orders. The candidate who wants to take admission to PhD Programme 2020 should filled and submited the application form on or before the last date i.e March 31, 2020. Shortlisting of candidates for interview will be done on the basis of the marks in qualifying exam details for the same are given below. Get complete details of NII New Delhi Ph.D. Admission 2020 such as application form, eligibility criteria, fee, selection process etc. are given below.

Latest: Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the NII-2020 Ph.D. interviews scheduled to be held from June 11-13, 2020 are postponed to August 2020. The exact dates of NII interviews would be announced in due course, which will be at least one month prior to the date of interviews.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020

The registration process for NII PhD Admission 2020 has been started from December 20, 2019, and the last date for submission of form is March 31, 2020. Eligible & interested candidates who are seeking admission to PhD Programme 2020 should fill and submit the application before the last date. Important Dates for the admission In Ph.D courses in NII are given below.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 Result

National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi will declare the NII PhD Entrance Exam Result 2020 as per the schedule. Candidate can check the result of the entrance examination on the official website or on this page.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 Admit Card

National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi had issued the admit card for NII PhD Entrance Exam 2020. Candidates were able to download the admit card from the official website. Admit card is an essential document that contains Candidates Name, Roll Number, Exam venue, etc. and that is why candidates must carry there admit card to the examination centre to appear for the examination. The direct link to download the admit card was also provided below.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualification For the admission in PhD in NII is given below.

M.Sc. in any branch of Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics), M.Tech., M.B.B.S., M.V.Sc., M.Pharm., Integrated M.Sc., or equivalent qualification as per norms of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
At least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s degree, and55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree are essential for general category. Five percent relaxation in aggregate scores in Senior Secondary, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees will be applicable for candidates from reserved categories [OBC (non-creamy layer; NCL), SC/ST, and PwD]. Rounding off of percentage score to the next integral value is not permitted.
Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in the current academic year are also eligible to apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfilment of the eligibility requirements at the time of joining.
Reservations of seats: 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (non-creamy layer) and 3% for persons with disability (PwD) as per statutory norms.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 Application Form

The application form of NII PhD Admission 2020 is to be filled up online at the official website (nii.res.in). Candidates must register themselves to become eligible to apply online application form. Candidates applying through JGEEBILS-2020 must submit an application through NII application portal, along with application fees, and the JGEEBILS-2020 admit card. Candidates must appear in at least one of the two examinations mentioned above. Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores in either NII-2020 or JGEEBILS-2020. Candidates are encouraged to appear in both the examinations.

NII PhD Admission & Entrance Exam 2020 Selection Process

NII will select candidates for the Ph.D. programme through the following Channels:

• Channel  1: Computer-based Entrance Examination, NII-2020,to be conducted by NII at multiple centres all over India on 23rd February 2020 (Sunday).
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• Channel  2:
  • Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS-2020). Candidates applying through JGEEBILS-2020 must submit an application through NII application portal, along with application fees, and the JGEEBILS-2020 admit card.
    Candidates must appear in at least one of the two examinations mentioned above. Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores in either NII-2020 or JGEEBILS-2020. Candidates are encouraged to appear in both the examinations.
  • The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before 9th March 2020.
    Interviews will be held at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi from June 11th to 13th, 2020.
  • Candidates selected will be enrolled for the Ph.D. programme of NII in academic affiliation with JNU, New Delhi. Candidates joining the programme will be paid second class train fare on providing the proof of journey.

PhD Programme

The programme will start on 06th July 2020 and the allotment of laboratories and thesis supervisors will be made by 13th July 2020, based on the interactions with faculties in the candidates’ area of interest and mutual preference. The institute currently provides a Junior Research Fellowship of Rs.31,000/- per month. Selected candidates who are already fellowship awardees from CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT, and DST may avail those fellowships as per rules governed by the respective funding agency. NII is a residential campus and shared hostel accommodation will be provided to all the students admitted to the program.

Course Details

National Institute of Immunology (NII) cutting-edge research at the institute encompasses broad interdisciplinary areas. Cutting-edge research at NII encompasses broad interdisciplinary areas of immunology, Infectious and Chronic Disease Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chemical Biology, Structural biology, and Computational biology.

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