BRIC-RGCB Thiruvananthapuram opens PhD admissions in biotechnology for the January 2027 session

27 October 2026

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, now styled BRIC-RGCB, at Thiruvananthapuram has invited applications for admission to its PhD programme beginning January 2027 in various domains of biotechnology. Candidates need a post-graduate degree with a minimum of 60 per cent marks, or a four-year bachelor's degree with a minimum of 75 per cent marks or the equivalent on the UGC 10-point scale, in Life, Agricultural, Environmental, Veterinary, Pharmaceutical or Medical Sciences or allied subjects. Applicants must also hold a valid Junior Research Fellowship of the UGC, CSIR, ICMR or DBT for a period of five years, and must be below 28 years of age as on the last date for applying, with relaxation of up to five years for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Persons with Disability and female applicants and three years for Other Backward Classes applicants in the non-creamy layer. Reservation will follow Government of India rules. The last date for online applications is November 8, 2026.