Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, ACTREC, is a unique Institute under the wing of Tata Memorial Centre and a grant-in-aid Institution of the Department of Atomic Energy. ACTREC conducts a Ph.D. program in Life Sciences that is affiliated with the Homi Bhabha National Institute (Deemed to be university under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956). Fulfilling its ‘bench-to- bedside’ mandate, the Institute provides a highly conducive environment for world-class cancer research. ACTREC, with a mandate to serve as a national centre for treatment, research, and education in cancer, promises to translate important discoveries into efficient patient care through an innovative exploration of newer avenues at the interface of fundamental and clinical research. ACTREC conducts an excellent doctoral program that attracts bright students from all across the country who have been fetching several national and international accolades for their cutting-edge research under the able guidance of Principal Investigators of the Institute.
Qualifications : A) BS(Research) 4-year / (B.S/ B.Sc) Bachelor’s degree in Science with UG 4-year/ 8-Semester including 1 year research should have minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent CGPA grade. B) M.Sc.(Applied Biology / Biochemistry / Bioinformatics / Biophysics / Biotechnology / Botany / Life Sciences / Microbiology/ Molecular Biology / Zoology or related Biological Sciences / Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics/ Computational biology) /M.Phil /M.Tech / M.V.Sc./ M.Pharm or equivalent from a recognized University, with 55% aggregate marks or its equivalent CGPA grade. Those awaiting results may also apply. As per HBNI guidelines, candidates with < 55% aggregate marks cannot be considered for an interview or admission to the program. Candidates who have done post-graduation course of only ONE year duration are not eligible. Final admission into the Ph.D. program is subject to the candidate satisfying HBNI eligibility criteria as mentioned above. TMC reserves the right to increase the minimum eligibility criteria in case of receipt of large number of applications.
Stipend : Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of Rs. 37000/+ HRA per month as per norms (HRA is only applicable if hostel facility is not opted), which gets converted into SRF based on fellow’s performance in the 3rd year. Limited hostel facility is available on a first come, first served basis for the new entrants for a period of one year. Ph.D. scholars are also entitled to avail the In-house medical facility and local transport services. Revisions in the fellowship if any will be implemented as per guidelines.
Application Procedure : Candidates are advised to carefully read the instructions before filling the online application [actrec.gov.in]. Forms submitted with incomplete information, without application fees (wherever payable) or required document upload will be rejected. Application fees should be paid online. SC/ ST/ OBC (caste proof should be attached) and physically handicapped candidates with minimum 40% disability (disability proof must be attached) are fully exempted from payment of fees. Application fees paid online are non-refundable. The online application deadline to apply for Online Entrance Examination is November 30, 2026.The application portal will remain open for application for Direct Interviews till February 20, 2027).
Online Examination : A list of eligible candidates for the Online Objective Entrance Exam will be displayed tentatively between 2nd and 3rd week of December ‘26 on the ACTREC website. The Online Exam will be conducted on January 03, 2027 from 9 AM – 12 noon in 11 Examination Centres located in Bangalore, Chennai, Thrissur, Delhi NCR, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, and Varanasi (centre allotment details will be uploaded on the ACTREC website ahead of the exam date). Students have to give 3 choices of Exam Centre in their application. In case the number of students opting for a centre is below 75, the students opting for that centre will be accommodated at either their second or third centre of choice. Please check our website actrec.gov.in for updates on opening of APPLICATION PORTAL.
Eligibility for Direct Interview (Online application for ACTREC JRF2027 is mandatory)
• Candidates holding valid Junior Research Fellowships awarded after qualifying a national level written entrance test conducted by CSIR/ UGC/ ICMR/ DBT/other recognized agencies and/or recipients of DST- Inspire fellowship.(Deadline to apply online is February 20, 2027) Candidates who receive external fellowship intimation tentatively by 15thMarch, 2027 must send their proof of the award by e-mail [actrecjrf2027@gmail.com] to seek direct interview dates.
• Qualified Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS) candidates who are eligible for ACTREC Ph.D. program will be shortlisted and displayed on the ACTREC website in the month of January, 2027.(Deadline to apply online is February 20, 2027)
JRF Interview Dates : The list of candidates qualifying for interview based on the ACTREC online exam results will be published by January, 2027.The list of candidates eligible for direct interview will be displayed on our website tentatively by February 2027. Interviews of candidates who have cleared the ACTREC entrance test as well as those eligible for direct Interviews will be conducted in first & second week of April- the exact dates will be displayed on the ACTREC website.
Research Projects : The list of JRF projects being offered to Ph.D. students at ACTREC will be displayed on the ACTREC website in due course of time.
Declaration of the Results : Selected candidates will be offered to join PhD program at ACTREC and the list will be published on the ACTREC website by end of April.
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