PhD and Integrated Dual Degree Admission for January 2027 at CSIR, ICMR and DST Institutes (AcSIR)

Job Description

AcSIR PhD admission for the January 2027 session is open. One application gives you access to doctoral research at 78 national research institutes. The last date to apply is 31 October 2026.

At a glance

• Programmes: PhD in Science, PhD in Medical Research, PhD in Engineering, and IDDP (MTech plus PhD in Engineering)
• Where: 78 research institutes, including 38 CSIR institutes, 28 ICMR institutes and 5 DST institutes
• Science streams: Biological, Chemical, Physical, Agricultural, and Mathematical and Information Sciences
• Fellowship route: CSIR GATE and GPAT Junior Research Fellowships at CSIR institutes for the IDDP and PhD programmes
• Apply by: 31 October 2026

Apply through the AcSIR online admission portal. The AcSIR admissions page carries the notice, the eligibility rules and the calendar.

What AcSIR admission for January 2027 gives you

AcSIR is an institution of national importance set up by an Act of Parliament. It does not have a campus of its own. It awards the degree, and the research happens inside the national laboratories. So you apply to AcSIR and you work at a lab such as CSIR-NCL in Pune, CSIR-CCMB in Hyderabad, CSIR-NPL in Delhi or an ICMR institute.

That structure is the thing worth understanding before you apply. The laboratory you join sets your day-to-day life. Choose the lab and the group first, then apply.

Programmes on offer

• PhD (Science): Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Mathematical and Information Sciences
• PhD (Medical Research): run at ICMR and allied institutes
• PhD (Engineering)
• IDDP: an Integrated Dual Degree Programme that awards an MTech and a PhD in Engineering

Eligibility

• For PhD (Science): a two-year or four-semester master’s in science or equivalent, after a three-year or six-semester bachelor’s in science or equivalent, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or an equivalent grade
• Or a four-year or eight-semester bachelor’s in science or engineering or equivalent, with at least 75% marks in aggregate or an equivalent grade
• Reservation of seats follows Government of India rules
• Each stream and each institute sets further conditions, including which national fellowship or test it accepts. Read the eligibility document on the AcSIR admissions page for your stream

Fellowships

The admission notice points to CSIR GATE and GPAT Junior Research Fellowships at CSIR institutes for IDDP and PhD candidates. Candidates holding their own national fellowship, such as CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DBT-JRF or DST-INSPIRE, bring it with them. The notice also mentions joint PhD programmes in cotutelle mode with international universities, which lets a scholar spend part of the degree abroad.

How to apply

Applications are online, through the AcSIR portal. Pick your programme, your stream and the institute where you want to work. The last date is 31 October 2026. Check the admission calendar on the AcSIR site for the test and interview dates after the deadline, because each institute runs its own selection.

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