PhD at SJRI through Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
SJRI is currently recognized as a Research Centre for the doctoral program by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
Enrolled candidates will be guided by supervisors registered as guides under MAHE. While students will have to conform to the rules and regulations of MAHE, SJRI aims to ensure the highest quality and uniformity in academic standards for all admitted students. To fulfill this aim, students pursuing their doctoral program at SJRI need to follow the Institute’s guidelines.
Interested students can view the prospectus HERE.
Vacancies are available for the Doctoral Programme at SJRI for students with UGC-CSIR-NET JRF / ICMR-JRF / DBT-JRF Category 1 Fellowship (with a stipend for a period of 5 years) and for Non-JRF candidates for the academic year 2025-26. Candidates with JRF can apply throughout the year. These admissions are dependent on available positions with faculty with periodic interviews held.
Calendar of Events: Click HERE.
For Non-JRF, Click HERE to apply.
For JRF, Click HERE to apply.
To apply, candidates require a certificate of the eligible degree completed.
Details of available PhD seats:
| Sl. No |
Name of guides |
Area of research and details |
Number of students who have qualified for junior research fellowship with stipend (UGC-CSIR NET/DBT/ICMR) or equivalent |
Number of students without fellowship |
Total number of proposed students (Fellowship+ Non fellowship) |
Eligibility (Qualifying degree) restrictions if any due to nature of proposed |
|
| 1 |
Biostatistics |
Dr. Tinku Thomas |
Quantitative methods in Nutrition |
1 |
1 |
2 |
MSc (Statistics/Biostatistics) For JRF Candidate: UGC NET qualified / any competitive fellowship; DST Inspire etc (Approved by SJRI). |
|
Dr. Santu Ghosh |
|||||||
| 2 |
Epidemiology and Population Health |
Dr. Prem Mony |
Epidemiology & Implementation Research [in Maternal & Child Health (or) in Non-communicable diseases (or) in Health systems] |
1 |
0 |
1 |
MD (Community Medicine or any other specialization), MBBS with MPH |
| 3 |
Mental Health and Neurosciences |
Dr. Susan Thomas |
Mental Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neurosciences |
1 |
1(part time- employed in SJNAHS) |
2 |
M Phil in Clinical Psychology/ Master's degree in Psychology/ Social work/ Psychiatric Nursing, interested to work in the domain of mental health |
| 4 |
Medical Technology |
Dr. Prashanth T |
Public Health Nutrition (Micronutrients, Food Fortification, Diet, deficiencies) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Eligibility criteria/qualifying degrees A: MSc (Biomedical/Bioengineering) Eligibility criteria/qualifying degrees B: MSc/MTech/ (Biomedical/Electronics/Computer Science) For JRF Candidate: UGC NET qualified / any competitive fellowship etc . |
|
Medtech (Innovations for health care) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||||
| 5 |
Nutrition |
Dr. Pratibha Dwarkanath |
Human Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Mother and Child Nutrition. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
MSc (Public Health and Epidemiology/ Life Sciences / Clinical Nutrition)For JRF Candidate: UGC NET qualified / any competitive fellowship; DST Inspire etc (Approved by SJRI). |
|
Dr. Arpita Mukhopadhyay |
Molecular Physiology, Nutrition |
1 |
0 |
1 |
M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Microbiology/Life Sciences/Biochemistry/Nutrition) and eligible to receive JRF fellowship from UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR. |
||
| 6 |
Molecular Medicine |
Dr. Jyothi S Prabhu |
Cancer biology, breast cancer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Post graduation in Life sciences ( MSc in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Sciences or any other) |
|
Dr. Madhumathy Nair G |
Cancer Biology |
1 |
0 |
1 |
M.Sc./M. Tech in any branch of Life Science. The candidate should have a valid JRF (UGC/ CSIR/ ICMR/ DBT/ DST-INSPIRE or any other nationally-competitive fellowship). |
||
| 7 |
Health and Humanities
|
Dr. Manjulika Vaz |
Bioethics, Climate change and Health Research |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Masters in Bioethics, Masters in Medical Anthropology, Masters in Medical Sociology |
For any further queries, please write to admissions@sjri.res.in
PS: Applications may be rejected without assigning any reasons thereof.
List of Students Shortlisted for Entrance Exam
Exam Syllabus for the year 2025
Shortlisted Candidates for Interview 2025
Candidates selected for Ph.D. Program 2025