The National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, is a premier research institute of the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), invites applications for Ph.D. Programme under Academy of Scientific and
Innovative Research (AcSIR) from eligible candidates.

Eligibility:
Ph.D. (Science): A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/Medicine or B.S (of 4 year duration) or a Master’s degree in Science having a valid National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of various funding agencies, e.g. CSIR, UGC, DBT, DST etc.), INSPIRE or other equivalent fellowships.

Number of seats available: Maximum 15

Note: Only those students having eligibility to get fellowship from any of the national funding agencies on joining for PhD at CSIR- Laboratories will be admitted at NIO.
CSIR Scientists recruited 2009 onwards/ Existing Research Fellows/ Projects Assistants (working at CSIR labs for a minimum of one year) who fulfil the qualifications are also eligible to apply.
Admission criteria for SC/ST/OBC/Women/ Physically Handicapped candidates is relaxable as per GoI rules

How to Apply:
Interested candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria can apply online from September 29, 2012 at
http://acsir.res.in. Online application will close on October 28, 2012. For more details about application and
admission procedures, candidates are requested to visit the website http://acsir.res.in.
(Contact Dr. V. K. Banakar, Coordinator-AcSIR; e-mail: banakar@nio.org for any related queries)
To know more about AcSIR and National Institute of Oceanography please visit http://acsir.res.in and
www.nio.org respectively.