Central Government

CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh

CSIR laboratory (AcSIR academic centre)

CSIR-IMTECH, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160036

Official website

Fees

Not yet verified

Hostel

Not yet verified

Rankings

Not listed

Programmes

Ph.D. under AcSIR (biotechnology, microbiology, cell biology and immunology, animal biotechnology)

Microbial technology and biotechnology

PhD

Microbial technology, cell biology and immunology, applied and environmental microbiology, animal biotechnology

Seats

Admits twice a year; intake not stated

Eligibility

Ph.D. (AcSIR): a valid, tenable national fellowship (CSIR-UGC NET, DBT-JRF category A, DST-INSPIRE, ICMR-JRF, or DBT-BET, RGNF and similar). A master’s degree (M.Sc, M.Tech, M.Pharm) with at least 55% in life sciences, biotechnology or allied subjects, or a B.Tech/B.E./B.Pharm with a valid GATE or GPAT score that meets CSIR’s JRF-GATE conditions. Eligible candidates are interviewed in person or online. The fee follows AcSIR’s structure.

Sources

Collected 2026-10-27. Please confirm on the official website.