PhD Admissions Professional

Job Description

CHINTA (Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications) is a state-of-the-art research centre located in Kolkata s innovation hub, Sector V. Our Ph.D. programme in Neuroscience - Translational Applications is designed for those driven by curiosity, committed to rigorous science, and passionate about impactful discovery. They strongly encourage applications from candidates across a broad spectrum of academic backgrounds including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science. The interdisciplinary nature of our work is a defining strength of CHINTA, where ideas from different domains converge to advance brain science and its applications in health and disease. Core Research Areas at CHINTA: Synaptic Plasticity & Memory Formation (Anant Jain, PhD) Computational Neuroscience (Subhasis Ray) Neurodevelopment & Animal Models (Dr. Agnik Dasgupta) Stem Cell & Brain Organoid Platforms (Rakhi Roy) Qualification Applicants with 55% marks or more in aggregate after an M.Sc./M.A. /M.Com/M.Phil./M.Tech. or equivalent are eligible to apply for admission to a Ph.D. degree. Applicants with a 4 year bachelor s degree with 75% or more marks in aggregate are also eligible to apply for admission to a Ph.D. degree. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the UGC guidelines. Applicants with Master s degrees or equivalent from foreign universities require a certificate of recognition/ equivalency provided by the Association of Indian Universities ( https:// www .aiu .ac .in/ e v a luati ), to demonstrate the equivalence of their degrees to the corresponding Indian degrees. Applicants who are awaiting the declaration of their final results in a Master s program or its equivalent are eligible to apply. If selected, the offer extended to these applicants will only be provisional. Admission to the program will be contingent on the applicant meeting the criteria described above