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10 open now. Live PhD funding for India: Project-JRF positions at DBT and BRIC institutes, CSIR fellowships, IISER and university calls, with the stipend shown where the funder states it. Every record is read from the institute's own advertisement and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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10 open now, 175 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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Project Research Scientist-I (Biostatistics) and Project Research Scientist-I (Public Health), maternal and child health research, Dr Ramachandran T. (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 56,000/- plus HRA21 October 2026Closed 3 days agoEligibility not stated
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Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (IPDF), epigenetics, RNA processing and cancer biology of hypoxia-driven alternative splicing in triple-negative breast cancer, Prof. Sanjeev Shukla, Department of Biological Sciences (Advt. No. IISERB/DoFA/2026/25)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal · India · Postdoc · IndiaINR 67,00020 October 2026Closed 4 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Associate-1, functional T cells active under high potassium mimicking the tumour microenvironment (Dr Rahul Das lab), Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · MSc · IndiaRs. 31000/- (Rupees Thirty-one Thousand Only) + HRA per month17 October 2026Closed 7 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow, transcription factors in neoblast differentiation for regenerative medicine, Dr Subrata Pramanik (ANRF Core Research Grant project)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00015 October 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-I, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Ashutosh Pandey laboratory (advertisement dated 22-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaOne purely temporary Research Associate-I post in the Short-Term Research Fellowship programme at Rs.15 October 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Technical Support-III, machine learning for real-time nanopore signal classification at IndZita Biotech (Adv. 12/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Bachelors · IndiaINR 28,000 per month plus 20 per cent HRA14 October 2026Closed 10 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), AI-integrated nanopore sensing for early cervical cancer detection, Dr Jackson James and Dr Ani V Das laboratories (Adv. 09/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaINR 56,000 per month plus 20 per cent HRA14 October 2026Closed 10 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), membrane protein purification for nanopore cervical cancer sensing, Dr Mahendran K R laboratory (Adv. 10/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaINR 56,000 per month plus 20 per cent HRA14 October 2026Closed 10 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), biosensor electronics and microfluidics at IndZita Biotech (Adv. 11/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Bachelors · IndiaINR 56,000 per month plus 20 per cent HRA14 October 2026Closed 10 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow, IARC-WHO India HPV vaccination effectiveness study, Dr Devasena Anantharaman laboratory (Adv. 13/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,000 per month plus 18 per cent HRA14 October 2026Closed 10 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Assistant-II, seaweed cultivation and valorisation at CSIR-CSMCRI Marine Algal Research Station, Mandapam (Advt. No. MARS/HCP0024/2026)

CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar · India · BSc · India20,000/- per month + admissible HRA12 October 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Senior Project Associate (Patent) and Project Associate-I (Patent), CSIR-TKDL Unit at New Delhi and Hyderabad (Advertisement No. TKDL/08/2026, post codes TKD3904, TKD3905, TKH3903 and TKH3904)

CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Unit (CSIR-TKDL), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaCSIR-TKDL is hiring project staff on the project Information systems of traditional knowledge for protection and promotion (MLP002639),…12 October 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Data Scientist, effects of extreme heat on maternal, placental and fetal physiology, lactation and newborn health in India, Dr Nitya Wadhwa at CDSA (Recruitment Notice THS-C/RN/18/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 50,000 per month (consolidated)12 October 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Technical Assistant, bacterial infections causing culture-positive sepsis among Indian neonates under the Neo-sepsis programme, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Undergraduate · IndiaRs. 20,000 per month plus HRA12 October 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-I (three posts), transmission dynamics of bacterial infections causing neonatal sepsis, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaThree Project Associate-I posts at THSTI Faridabad under Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri, on the Neo-sepsis programme project evaluating how…12 October 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow in genomics and single-cell RNA sequencing analysis (Dr Sumit Sen Santara lab), Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00011 October 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow in theoretical and computational biophysical chemistry, protein-nucleic acid interactions (Dr Susmita Roy lab, DBT-funded), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00011 October 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-1, theoretical and computational biophysical chemistry of protein-nucleic acid interaction (Dr Susmita Roy lab), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58000/- + HRA11 October 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-1, delivery of gene therapeutics with lipid nanoparticles (Prof. Arabinda Chaudhuri lab), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58000/- + HRA11 October 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow, metallocorroles as catalytic antioxidants against amyloid-beta induced neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, School of Chemical Sciences (Advt. NISER/R&D-326/CH2601/24/2026-27)

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar · India · MSc · IndiaRs. 37,000/- pm plus HRA as per rules10 October 2026Closed 14 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Research Associate, continuous flow domino borrowing alkylation towards heterocycles and alkaloids, Chemistry department (Adv. # 78/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 47,000/- + 30% House Rent Allowance9 October 2026Closed 15 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Research Associate, interaction between biological membranes and biomolecular condensates (Prof. Samrat Mukhopadhyay lab)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne Research Associate post at IISER Mohali to study the interaction between biological membranes and biomolecular condensates.9 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Scientist-II, Project Associate-II and Project Assistant-II under CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0, CSIR-IIIM Jammu (Advertisement No. 34/2026)

CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu · India · Multiple · IndiaTwenty-two project positions at CSIR-IIIM Jammu on the CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0 project, Driving Sustainable Rural Empowerment and Entrepreneurship…9 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow (may be upgraded to SRF), CSIR-ASPIRE project on targeting beta-hCG in BRCA1 promoter hypermethylated breast cancers, Dr Priya Srinivas laboratory (Adv. 05/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Multiple · IndiaRs 37,000/- + 16% HRA per month9 October 2026Closed 15 days agoDomestic applicants only

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