1. Candidates with a Post-graduate degree with a minimum of 60% marks or 4-year Bachelor’s degree having a minimum of 75% marks in Life/ Agricultural/ Environmental/ Veterinary/ Pharmaceutical/ Medical Sciences or allied subjects Biochemistry/Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology) marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in the UGC 10 point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grade system is followed) or an equivalent from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country which assesses, accredits or assures quality and standard of the educational institutions are eligible to apply.
2. A 5% relaxation of marks, or an equivalent relaxation of the grade point, may be allowed for candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and differently abled categories.
3. The candidate should have a valid JRF (UGC/ CSIR/ ICMR/ DBT or any other nationally competitive fellowship) for 5 years offered by the Government.
4. The candidate should be below 28 years of age as of the last date of the application submission. However, the upper age limit may be relaxed by up to 5 years for SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PwD)/female applicants and by 3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applicants. Reservation criteria will be applied in accordance with GOI rules and regulations.
5. Candidates awaiting final results of their post-graduate degree or 4-year Bachelor's degree, and holding a valid JRF (UGC/ CSIR/ ICMR/ DBT or any other nationally competitive fellowship) for 5 years offered by the Government of India are eligible to apply. If selected, such candidates must produce their provisional / original certificates with eligible grades at the time of admission or as soon as they are issued.
6. If the original certificate of National fellowship is unavailable, the candidate can submit a photocopy of the admit card and the particular result page highlighting their roll number, along with the application. Candidates with score sheets can also apply; however, they must submit their certificates at the time of the interview if shortlisted.

The interviews will be held offline at the BRIC-RGCB Main Campus, Poojappura.

Candidates will be assessed on their subject knowledge, academic preparedness, research aptitude, and intentions, general demeanor. The shortlisted candidates (staying outside Thiruvananthapuram) for laboratory rotation and scientist interaction will be provided with complimentary accommodation (on a twin-sharing basis) in the institute hostel to spend time in RGCB laboratories and interact with the faculty scientist of the laboratory of their interest, followed by the final selection.

Interested/eligible candidates may apply ONLINE through the link below:

1. Only online applications will be accepted.
2. An Application Fee of ₹ 500 (non-refundable) must be paid online using 'SB Collect' of State Bank of India via the URL provided in the Payment Stage. SC/ST/EWS/differently abled candidates are exempt from paying the processing fee, subject to submission of a valid certificate.
3. The last date for receiving completed applications is 5:00 PM, November 08, 2026.
4. Applications that are incomplete, contain false or incorrect information, or do not meet the required qualifications at any stage will be rejected. The decision of the competent authority at BRIC-RGCB will be final. If a candidate is found not to meet these requirements at the time of the interview or later, they will not be selected, and, if already selected, their admission will be canceled.

Students admitted to the PhD program will be required to pay an BRIC-RGCB administrative fee of ₹ 5000 per semester till Thesis submission. In addition to the RGCB fee, students must pay an administration fee of ₹. 5,000/- per semester to the RCB until the completion of the thesis defence.

The fellowship and other emoluments will be as per the guidelines of the respective funding agencies: DBT/CSIR/UGC/ICMR or any other nationally competitive fellowship and revised from time to time for fellowship holders.

The list of candidates finally selected for admission to the Ph.D. programme shall be published on the Institute’s website.

1. All communications with candidates will be by email only.
2. You are requested to check the RGCB website for periodic updates.
3. In case of any application-related queries, contact: phd.admn@rgcb.res.in
4. The Interview will be conducted strictly in offline mode.