PhD Admission January 2027 in Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar

Job Description

PhD admission at NISER Bhubaneswar for January 2027 is open in the School of Chemical Sciences. This is the Winter Session of 2026-27. The last date for all schools is 1 November 2026, and there is no application fee.

At a glance

• Programme: PhD in the School of Chemical Sciences, starting January 2027
• Where: NISER, Jatni, Khurda, Odisha
• Application fee: none
• Test or interview: 19 and 20 November 2026 (tentative), the earliest of all six schools
• Apply by: 1 November 2026

Note the interview dates. Chemical Sciences interviews on 19 and 20 November 2026, about two weeks after the deadline and a fortnight ahead of most other schools. If you are shortlisted here you will have the least time to prepare, so start reading the faculty pages now.

Eligibility for the School of Chemical Sciences

• 55% or equivalent GPA in a master’s in chemistry or an allied chemistry field
• A master’s in any branch of basic sciences is accepted if your undergraduate degree was in chemistry, or had chemistry as one of the subjects
• An MTech in applied chemistry or computer sciences is accepted if you want a career in chemistry
• Or a four-year, eight-semester bachelor’s degree with chemistry as the major subject and at least 75% marks in aggregate or an equivalent grade
• Candidates with a GPA may need a conversion note from their institution if the mark sheet does not give a percentage

National examination required

Candidates must have qualified at least one of CSIR-UGC NET or GATE, valid for the academic year 2026-2027. This is a shorter list than some other schools at NISER, so check it carefully.

One rule that catches people out

The advertisement is explicit: a candidate holding the INSPIRE Doctoral Fellowship only, without having qualified one of the national written examinations listed above, will not be considered for PhD admission at NISER. Several institutes accept INSPIRE on its own. NISER does not. Check this before you spend time on the form.

The cut-off marks for GATE, JEST, JGEEBILS, CSIR-UGC-NET and the rest are set by each school for its own subject area, so a pass alone may not be enough.

Research areas

The school does not list topics in the advertisement. It points to its faculty pages instead, where each group describes its current work across organic, inorganic, physical and materials chemistry. Read the School of Chemical Sciences faculty page and name a group on your form.

How to apply

Apply online on the NISER online application portal. The portal opened on 1 October 2026. NISER charges no application fee for the PhD programme. If you want more than one school, fill a separate form for each one with its own documents. Keep ready a passport photo and signature as JPEG files, a birth certificate or class 10 certificate, and your qualifying degree certificates and mark sheets.

Candidates still sitting their final examination may apply. They must give an undertaking that the degree certificate will be submitted by the time of admission. If your mark sheet shows a GPA without a conversion note, get one from your institution.

Selection

Each school’s selection committee shortlists from the applications received by the deadline. Meeting the minimum qualification does not guarantee a shortlist, and schools may add their own criteria. Shortlisted candidates face an interview, with a written test as well if the school wants one. Everyone called for the test or interview is reimbursed return travel at second-sleeper class railway fare by the shortest route, against valid documents.

Read the official NISER advertisement (PDF) in full before applying. Browse more PhD positions on ResearchJobs.in, or search our Find a supervisor page.

Key dates

• Portal opened: 1 October 2026
• Last date: 1 November 2026
• Shortlist published on the NISER website: 10 November 2026
• Test or interview: 19 and 20 November 2026 (tentative), the earliest of all six schools
• First-semester registration: 1 January 2027