PhD at SJRI through Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
FOR THE LIST OF SELECTED APPLICANTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAM, PLEASE DO CLICK HERE
SJRI is currently recognized as Research Centre for the doctoral programme by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
Students registered will be guided by supervisors registered as guides under MAHE. While students will have to conform to the rules and regulations of under MAHE, SJRI aims to ensure the highest quality and uniformity in academic standards for all admitted students. To fulfil this aim, students pursuing their doctoral programme at SJRI need to follow the Institute’s guidelines.
Interested students can view the prospectus HERE
| Events | Date & Time |
| Prospectus and online application available on SJRI website | 25th January, 2021 |
| Last date for submitting online application | 15th June, 2021 |
| Notification of shortlisted candidates for entrance exam | 19th June, 2021 |
| Online Entrance Test | 5th July, 2021 between 9:30 am to 12:30 pm |
| Notification of shortlisted candidates qualified for interview on website | 14th July, 2021 |
| Online interview | 19th July, 2021 to 20th July 2021 |
| Announcement of selected candidates on website | 23rd July, 2021 |
| Joining the doctoral program and fee payment | 1st August 2021 |
* Online verification of documents will be done for selected candidates after the interview. Notarized, scanned documents should be sent prior to joining the doctoral programme
SJRI reserves its rights in its sole discretion to re-schedule the test, without assigning any reasons thereof, and as warranted by the situation/circumstances.
Vacancies are available for the Doctoral Programme at SJRI for students with and without UGC-CSIR-NET JRF / ICMR-JRF / DBT-JRF Category 1 Fellowship (with a stipend for a period of 5 years). Candidates with JRF can apply throughout the year. All admissions are dependent on available positions with faculty. To apply candidates require a certificate of the eligible degree completed.
Requirement for doctoral candidates by division
| Division |
Proposed number of students (total) |
Number restricted to students who have qualified for junior research fellowship with stipend(UGC-CSIR NET/DBT/ICMR) or equivalent | Eligibility(Qualifying degree) restrictions if any due to nature of proposed research | Area of research and details | Syllabus for Entrance Exam |
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Biostatistics |
1 | 1 | Masters in Statistics or Biostatistics | Quantitative metrics for nutiritional status of children Details |
|
| Health and Humanities | 2 | 2 |
Masters in life sciences, health, social sciences, humanities etc/ MD in any discipline |
Public engagement, Ethics, Health and Humanities Details |
|
| Infectious Disease | 2 | 1 | Masters in life sciences/MBBS/MD |
Infectious disease, immunity and nutrition Details |
Syllabus |
|
Molecular Medicine |
3 | 2 |
Masters in life sciences (Microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, health sciences etc)/MD |
Cell and molecular biology |
Syllabus |
|
Nutrition |
3 | 2 | Masters in life sciences (Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Genetics, public health and epidemiology, health sciences etc) |
Biological Sciences in Public Health Public Health Nutrition Details |
Syllabus |
| Mental health and neurosciences | 1 | 1 | Masters in Psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work, MD (Psychiatry) |
Psychology, Mental Health, Cognitive Neurosciences |
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| Public Health and Epidemiology | 2 | 1 | Masters in Epidemiology, Public health/other health sciences, MD in Community Medicine, |
Epidemiology – Maternal & Child Health (or) Tobacco (or) Non communicable diseases (or) Injuries and Public Health – Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine, Health systems research |
Syllabus |
For any further queries, please do write to admissions@sjri.res.in
PS: Applications may be rejected without assigning any reasons thereof