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47 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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47 open now, 154 records in total. Last verified 3 October 2026.

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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 2026Closes in 7 daysDomestic applicants only
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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 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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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 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility 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 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
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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 2026Closes in 14 daysEligibility not stated
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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 2026Closes in 18 daysEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-I, impact of DNA topology on genome organisation as a biomarker and target for cancer (Advt. BRIC-CDFD/RMO/02/SEPTEMBER’26, project code BRIC-CDFD/P-294/RA-I/1)

BRIC-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad · India · Multiple · IndiaRs. 47,000/- + 24% HRA per month22 October 2026Closes in 19 daysDomestic applicants only
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Research Associate-I, phosphatase connections with Wnt signalling and their role in human cancers (Advt. BRIC-CDFD/RMO/02/SEPTEMBER’26, project code BRIC-CDFD/P-322/RA-I/1)

BRIC-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad · India · Multiple · IndiaRs. 58,000/- + 27% HRA per month22 October 2026Closes in 19 daysDomestic applicants only
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Senior Research Fellow, high-throughput genome-wide SNP array for sugarcane (Advt. BRIC-CDFD/RMO/02/SEPTEMBER’26, project code BRIC-CDFD/P-329/SRF/1)

BRIC-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad · India · MSc · IndiaRs. 42,000/- + 30% HRA per month22 October 2026Closes in 19 daysDomestic applicants only
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Project Technical Support-III, pooled clinical data analysis in R for maternal and child health research (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Undergraduate · IndiaINR 28,00022 October 2026Closes in 19 daysEligibility not stated
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Six-Months to One Year Research Training Programme, January 2027 session

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad · India · Multiple · IndiaRCB states both halves of this plainly on its own programme page: there is no fee charged to…30 October 2026Closes in 27 daysEligibility not stated
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Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship (FAST-SF) 2027

Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj) · India · Multiple · IndiaAbout 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027.30 November 2026Closes in 58 daysDomestic applicants only
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Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2027

Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj) · India · Multiple · IndiaA two-month fellowship to work with a scientist associated with the three academies during 2027, summer preferred.30 November 2026Closes in 58 daysDomestic applicants only
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PhD Admissions, March 2027 session

BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune · India · PhD · IndiaThe fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or BINC)…5 December 2026Closes in 63 daysDomestic applicants only
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Post Graduate Dissertation programme, 6 or 12 months

BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune · India · Undergraduate · IndiaA full-time dissertation placement of 6 or 12 months in an NCCS laboratory, with a minimum of 5…Varies by programmeEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow on small RNAs in Acinetobacter baumannii physiology and pathobiology (DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance project), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,0001 October 2026Closed 2 days agoDomestic applicants only

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