Admission to the PhD program at TIGS via AcSIR

The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research was established as an “Institution of National Importance” through an Act of Parliament in 2012. AcSIR is an overarching institution encompassing 78 prestigious Research Institutes, which among others include: 38 Institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 28 Institutes of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 5 Institutes of Department of Science & Technology (DST).

TIGS hosts a PhD program in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). We aspire to create the next generation of innovators through research and a pedagogical curricula designed to harness modern advancements in science and devise novel solutions for the most pressing needs of our society.

AcSIR offers a fully funded opportunity to its Ph.D. students to pursue a part of their research for one year in top-tier international universities, under Joint Ph.D. Degree (cotutelle mode) program

Potential research areas for PhD at TIGS in the upcoming session.
• Crop improvement – Mutation Breeding
• Rare diseases – Diagnosis and Screening
• RNA Therapeutics for Bacterial Pathogens
• Disease Modelling and Therapeutics

Academic Programs Offered : PhD in Science
PhD in Engineering
PhD in Medical Research
IDDP (Integrated Dual Degree Program)
M.Sc. /M.Tech/ M.P.H/ MHQM
PG Diploma

Eligibility Criteria for Admission
Qualifying degree: Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) or Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Master of Surgery (M.S.) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College.
OR Master’s degree in Science/Public Health with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point-scale.
OR Master’s in Population Studies, Social Medicine, Community Health, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Mathematical Sciences, Economics, Biostatistics and Demography with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point-scale.
OR MCA/M.Sc in Computer Science or equivalent with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point-scale.
OR Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)/ Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point-scale.
OR 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme in relevant field with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point-scale. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS). Eligible categories: National-level fellowship (Tenable at all ICMR Institutes, MAX-SMAIR and TIGS) :
Applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship of any funding agency (e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, RGNF, etc). OR Temporary project staff of AcSIR Associated research institutes (Tenable only at MAX-SMAIR and TIGS) : Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, and other temporary project staff. NOC from the current employer is mandatory.
OR Industry/Institute Sponsored candidates (Tenable at all ICMR Institutes, MAX-SMAIR and TIGS): Permanent Employees working in an Industry; Permanent Scientific/Technical employees of Associated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer (Industry/Institute) is mandatory.

Areas of Research
Biological Sciences
Infectious diseases - (including antimicrobial resistance, vector biology, and surveillance)
Rare genetic disorders (including diagnostics -and therapeutics) Crop improvement

General Guidelines for all Applicants
1. Applicants whose final results are awaited, but are otherwise eligible as per the criteria, can also apply. If selected, they will be provisionally admitted to the program. Their continuation in the program will be subject to securing required percentage/ equivalent grade (depending on the cutoff marks for screening for the specific program), submission of marks-sheet of their final result, and meeting the other eligibility criteria, at the time of joining the program.
2. The tuition fee once paid by the student selected for PhD admission to any AcSIR Research Institute, is transferable to any other AcSIR-associated institute, where the student has been also selected for admission in the PhD program (including being selected from the waiting list), subject to the availability of seats. The tuition fee would only be transferable till the commencement of the academic session, as notified by AcSIR-HQs. for admission to that particular semester.

Last Date to Apply : 14 April 2026