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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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Technical Officer / Senior Project Associate, immune responses associated with severe dengue infection (Advt. 78/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati · India · Multiple · IndiaINR 57,0009 October 2026Closed 15 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I, antiviral platforms and drug discovery against henipaviruses including Nipah and Hendra virus (Advt. 79/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati · India · Multiple · IndiaINR 37,0009 October 2026Closed 15 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I, multiscale modelling of photoswitchable drugs for optimal control of G-protein coupled receptors (Advt. 77/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,0008 October 2026Closed 16 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Research Scientist-I, leucine metabolism pathway for new interventions and a vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 56,000/- plus HRA8 October 2026Closed 16 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-I, stem cell and neurobiology laboratory of Dr Srinivasarao Repudi (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/50/2026)

BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru · India · Multiple · IndiaRs. 37,000/m + HRA (NET qualified); Rs. 31,000/m + HRA (non-NET qualified)7 October 2026Closed 17 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Assistant, ICMR-funded Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network Phase II (INSTRuCT Phase II), walk-in interview (R&P Cell/39/5449/SCTIMST/2026)

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Multiple · IndiaRs. 30000/- (Consolidated) per month6 October 2026Closed 18 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Research Scientist III (Non-Medical), ICMR-funded Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network Phase II (INSTRuCT Phase II), walk-in interview (R&P Cell/40/5449/SCTIMST/2026)

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Multiple · IndiaRs 78,000/- + 20% HRA per month6 October 2026Closed 18 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Technical Support-III, rapid field-deployable diagnostics platform for meningitis and sepsis, Dr Susmita Chaudhuri (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Multiple · IndiaINR 28,0006 October 2026Closed 18 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-I, coral reef resilience and reef-associated fishes (Prof. Anuradha Bhat lab), Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · MSc · IndiaAs per ANRF norms (Rs. 37,000 + HRA)5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Technical Support-II, multiplex bead-based platform for detection of viral nucleic acids in human, animal and environmental samples across Delhi NCR, Dr Shailendra Mani (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 20,000 per month plus HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-I, histone modifications in antifungal drug resistance of Candida auris (Advt. No. 36/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaOne Project Associate-I post at Rs.5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Scientist-I, Senior Research Fellow or Senior Project Associate and Technician, marine bioresources for human health and industry (Advt. No. 37/2026)

BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar · India · Multiple · IndiaThree posts on the project Exploring the marine ecosystems for novel bioresources with human health and industrial significance,…5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow, peanut symbiotic hemoglobin for plant-based meat (DBT-BIRAC Smart Proteins call), Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 14-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-I, regeneration and genome editing efficiency in groundnut and pigeonpea, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58,000/month + 27% HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Senior Research Fellow, characterization of chickpea germplasm for genomics-assisted crop improvement (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 42,000/month + HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Technical Support-III, pre-clinical model for India-specific Agarwal founder mutations in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A (Advt. No. 31/Project/2026/HR)

BRIC-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by ICMR · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 28,000/month + 30% HRA5 October 2026Closed 19 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Scientist, metabolic dysregulation and neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease (Cure Parkinson’s UK funded project), IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs 1 lakh per month (consolidated)4 October 2026Closed 20 days agoEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow, metabolic dysregulation and neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease (Cure Parkinson’s UK funded project), IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaOne JRF post for three years on a Cure Parkinson's UK funded project, Rs 31,000 a month plus…4 October 2026Closed 20 days agoEligibility not stated
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Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), liposome-mediated targeting of circadian networks in glioblastoma (ICMR-funded project), IIT Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) · India · Multiple · IndiaOne post in Dr Sandipan Ray's group, Department of Biotechnology, on an ICMR-funded glioblastoma project.3 October 2026Closed 21 days agoDomestic applicants only
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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 23 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Associate-I, climate resilient chickpea and brassica, Dr Shiv Meena laboratory (advertisement dated 15-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaOne purely temporary Project Associate-I post on a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded project, paid per the…1 October 2026Closed 23 days agoEligibility not stated
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Senior Research Fellow or Senior Project Associate, genome-edited nitrogen use efficient rice (GENUEINrice), Dr Hasthi Ram laboratory (advertisement dated 17-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaOne purely temporary Senior Research Fellow or Senior Project Associate post on the DBT multi-institutional GENUEINrice project at…1 October 2026Closed 23 days agoEligibility not stated
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Senior Project Associate, DREB1E-like antisense lncRNA ORFs and miPEPs for cold resilience in chickpea, Dr Shiv Kumar Meena laboratory (advertisement dated 22-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaOne purely temporary Senior Project Associate post on a DBT project at Rs.1 October 2026Closed 23 days agoEligibility not stated

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