Admission Procedure - Ph.D.
The Department of Plant Molecular Biology, UDSC invites applications for the Full-Time PhD programme each academic year. The programme has a limited number of seats available in the major research areas of plant molecular biology:
- Understanding molecular basis of plant reproduction and its genetic manipulation to develop alternative sources of human nutrition
- Calcium-mediated signaling, functional genomics of stress signaling, and stress adaptation in plants
- To understand the complicated regulatory networks composed of various genomic elements (proteins, regulatory RNAs, cis-acting elements, etc.) that interact with each other in response to various developmental and environmental cues
- Understanding the molecular basis of stress responses and senescence to develop crops with climate change-resilience and higher productivity
- Exploring the naturally evolved allelic variations for the development of climate-resilient and pathogen-resistant/tolerant high-yielding crop varieties
- Understand the role of epigenetics and COP9 Signalosome in plant reproduction and adaptation during abiotic stress
Seat Matrix:
Academic Year | Mode of Admission | UR | SC | ST | OBC-NCL | EWS | Total |
2023-24 | National Fellowship or PhD Entrance Test followed by Interview | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 (Excluding supernumerary seats) |
The University Grants Commission (UGC), vide its notification dated 27.03.2024 decided that from the Academic Session 2024-25, the National Eligibility Test (NET) score can be used for admission to Ph.D. programs in place of entrance tests conducted by the different Universities/HEIs. Accordingly, from the academic session 2024-25, the University of Delhi will use the National Eligibility Test (NET) scores for admission to Ph.D. Programs.
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All announcements will be made on the DU PhD Admission Portal. Candidates should regularly check the website for updates.
Note: Department reserves the right not to fill up the vacant seats of the PhD program in case of the non-availability of suitable candidates. The admission is also subject to fulfilling all other conditions laid down in Ordinance VI of the University of Delhi.