PhD Admission January 2027 in Geophysics and Earth Sciences, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad (AcSIR)
Job Description
PhD admission at CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad for January 2027 is open through AcSIR. NGRI is India’s national geophysics laboratory, and the last date to apply is 31 October 2026, the AcSIR deadline for this session.
At a glance
- Programme: PhD in geophysics and earth sciences, January 2027 session
- Where: CSIR-NGRI, Uppal Road, Hyderabad
- Degree awarded by: AcSIR
- Intake: NGRI admits twice a year, in January and August
- Apply by: 31 October 2026
See the CSIR-NGRI AcSIR page for the institute’s own details, and apply on the AcSIR admissions portal.
What the CSIR-NGRI PhD admission in geophysics covers
NGRI lists doctoral research across its geophysics groups:
- Seismology and advanced seismology
- Gravity and magnetics
- Geomagnetism
- Electromagnetic methods, including magnetotellurics and advanced electromagnetism
- Thermal geophysics and rock mechanics
- Controlled source seismics
- Shallow seismics
- Geodesy and geodynamics
This is a laboratory built around field measurement. Much of the work means putting instruments on the ground across India, then reading what comes back. If you want a PhD that mixes field campaigns with heavy data analysis, that is what this place does.
Eligibility
- AcSIR’s eligibility rules for PhD (Science) apply: a master’s in science or equivalent with at least 55% in aggregate, after a three-year bachelor’s; or a four-year bachelor’s in science or engineering with at least 75%
- Candidates normally hold a national fellowship or a qualifying national test such as CSIR-UGC NET or GATE
- Backgrounds in geophysics, physics, geology, mathematics and engineering are the usual routes into this field
- Read the stream-wise eligibility document on the AcSIR site before you apply
Fellowship and duration
Scholars are supported through the national fellowship they hold or the CSIR route they qualify under. The institute page does not state an amount, so confirm it against your own award. The programme is full-time.
How to apply
Apply on the AcSIR portal and choose CSIR-NGRI as your host institute. The institute lists its AcSIR coordinator on +91-40-27012804 and at coordinator.ngri@acsir.res.in for questions about research areas and the selection at NGRI.
Key dates
- Last date to apply: 31 October 2026, the AcSIR deadline for the January 2027 session
- Session starts: January 2027
- The next intake after this one is August 2027
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Hiring institution: CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad
Official advertisement: www.ngri.res.in
How to prepare for this application
- Pick a method as well as a topic. Seismology, magnetotellurics, gravity and geodesy are different crafts. Name the one you want to learn.
- Be ready for field work. NGRI's strength is instrumentation on the ground. Say honestly whether long field campaigns suit you.
- Bring your computing. Inversion, time-series work and modelling run through every group here. Python, MATLAB or Fortran experience is worth stating.
- Write to the AcSIR coordinator. NGRI publishes the coordinator's email for exactly this purpose.
- Physics and maths graduates are welcome. A geology degree is not the only way in.
About CSIR-NGRI
The CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute was set up in 1961 in Hyderabad. It is India's national laboratory for geophysics, studying the structure of the Earth's crust, earthquakes, groundwater, mineral and energy resources, and movements of the land measured by geodesy.
