Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Cell and Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms.
• Physiological, Neurological, and Behavioural Biology of Marine Organisms.
• Biochemistry of Marine Organisms and Marine Microbiology.
• Computational and Systems Biology of Marine Organisms.
• Marine Biotechnology.
• Marine Biodiversity, Taxonomy, and Ecology.
• Climate Change Impacts and Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Organisms.

• Nationality: Indian citizens, with the possibility of foreign inclusion.
• Fellowship Exclusivity: Candidates cannot avail of any other national or state fellowship simultaneously.
• Age Limit: Up to 28 years, with relaxations up to 5 years for specific categories.
1. Selection procedure:
   • Applicants who possess valid PhD registration are required to collaboratively develop a research proposal with their PhD mentor and co-mentors. For individuals who have not yet registered for a PhD, it is mandatory to complete PhD registration within one year of being awarded the fellowship grant.
   • The application format includes the submission of bio-data, proof of age, educational qualifications, category certificate, undertaking certificate, endorsement certificate, a concise CV of the PhD guide, and the project proposal.
   • Applicants are also required to indicate a "Subject Code" corresponding to the relevant area of Marine Systems, which includes various disciplines such as Cell and Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms, Physiological, Neurological, and Behavioural Biology of Marine Organisms, Biochemistry of Marine Organisms and Marine Microbiology, Computational and Systems Biology of Marine Organisms, Marine Biotechnology, Marine Biodiversity, Taxonomy, and Ecology, Climate Change Impacts, and Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Organisms, and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Marine Biology.
   • Candidates holding qualifications such as NET/DBT-JRF/GATE/CSIR will be given preference during the selection process.
   • 1st Rank Holders with a minimum of 70% marks (or CGPA equivalent) in Postgraduate (PG) level examinations in Basic/Applied Sciences, including Engineering, Pharmacy, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, and Medical Sciences from any recognized university or academic institution in India (excluding autonomous colleges), will be given preference during the selection process.
2. PhD Mentor:
   • Hold a regular position in a recognized academic or research institution.
   • Ph.D. in a science discipline from a recognized institute/university.
   • No more than 2 PhDs under mentorship simultaneously.
3. PhD Hosting Institute:
   • Recognized academic/research organization.
   • Ensure essential administrative and infrastructural support.
4. General Conditions:
   • PhD applications should be forwarded through an academic/research organization.
   • Applicants can avail of the MoES-DOM-AMSOB-PhD only once in their career.
   • Applicants can submit a PhD proposal only once per calendar year.
   • The PhD is a temporary position for a maximum of 5 years (i.e., 2 years of JRF + 3 years of SRF).
   • The PhD scheme does not allocate funds for supporting research personnel.
   • The PhD candidate is responsible for designing and pursuing research objectives under the full guidance of the PhD mentor.
   • PhD candidates are not eligible for any other fellowship of a similar kind during the tenure.

• JRF for the first two years: Rs. 37,000 per month (+ 27% HRA).
• SRF for Rs. 42,000 per month. (+ 27% HRA)
• Contingency: Rs. 50,000 per year.
• Overhead: Rs. 50,000 per year.

PhD candidates (JRF/SRF) are eligible for leave as per host institution’s regulations.Attendance at scientific workshops is considered as official duty. Approval is required for continuous absence exceeding four weeks, except for project-related field work.

The candidate is required to diligently prepare the Annual Progress Report, which must be signed by the mentor and submitted to the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) without fail. The MoES Subject Expert Committee reserves the right to summon the candidate for a presentation if deemed necessary and to provide recommendations regarding the direction of the research.

MoES reserves the right to terminate the fellowship if deemed necessary. The fellow must notify the mentor and host institute of termination. The host institute must refrain from incurring further expenses after termination.

For successful online submission of the application the following points may be noted:

• Applicants need to register on the AMSOB portal, www.amsob.in   click here to register
• Under Form Submission, choose Scheme: NATIONAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD), and fill out the form, which includes details like Qualification Details, Employment Details, Professional Recognition/Fellowship, PhD details, Publication Details, Patent Details, Upload Documents, and Other Information, etc.
• Some of the details of your proposal, like Project Title (max 500 characters), Project summary (max 3000 characters), Keywords (max 6), Objectives of the Project (max 1500 characters), Expected Output and Outcome of the proposal (max 1500 characters) have to be entered at the time of proposal submission.
• Other relevant information of the proposal has to be uploaded in a single PDF file not more than 10 MB as another technical document (OTD). Download Template
• Please ensure that your proposed Mentor is registered into the system by following the same procedure as PI. After log-in, the Mentor is required to fill in all the mandatory fields in the Profile Detail section under User Profile, which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institute Address, etc.
• Review all the details you have entered in the form. Double-check for accuracy and completeness, and save a copy of your completed form and uploaded documents for your records.

• Bio-data (as per the MoES DOM-AMSOB - PhD format).
• Age Proof Certificate
• Educational Qualification Certificate(s)
• Category Certificate (in case of Age Relaxation)
• Undertaking Certificate by the applicant Download Template
• Endorsement Certificate from the Mentor & Host Institute Download Template
• Short CV of Mentor (as per the MoES DOM-AMSOB - PhD format) Download Template