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Institute of Nano Science and Technology

(AnAutonomousInstitutesupportedbyDepartmentofScienceandTechnology,GovernmentofIndia)

No.9(1)/2023-INST

Ph.D. PROGRAM - August 2023 SESSION

Dated:2102.2023

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali invites applications from prospective candidates for admissionintoitsPh.D.Programinseveralareasofnanoscienceandnanotechnologyforthesessionbeginning inAugust2023.SelectedstudentswillbeprovidedfellowshipasperthenormsofINSTandGovernmentofIndia. Students with an independent source of fellowship, for example CSIR/UGC-JRF, are also encouraged to apply. Selected students will be enrolled in the Ph. D. program of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISER),MohaliandthePh.D.degreewillbeawardedbyIISER,Mohali.

ThemajorongoingresearchareasatINSTaregivenattheendofthisdocument.

a) ELIGIBILITY

 M.Sc.orM.Pharm.orM.Tech.inBasicorAppliedSciences,Engineeringorrelatedareas.Studentswho haveappearedforthefinalyear/semesterexaminationsarealsoeligible,providedthatthedegreewill begrantedbythetimeofjoining

 QualifiedatleastonenationalexaminationoutofGATE,CSIR/UGC-NET,JEST,JGEEBILS(TIFR/NCBS), ICMR-JRF,DBT-JRF,DST-INSPIREorGPAT.

 Agelimit:AspertheguidelinesofCSIR-UGCandDST.

b) APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURE

 Candidatesmustsubmitapplicationintheprescribedformatavailableathttps://inst.ac.in/careers/42.

 Inadditiontotheaboveapplication,thecandidatesarerequiredtosubmitanonlinesynopsis(clickhere: https://forms.gle/SQqsy1vncxARy3dW7)

 Ahardcopyofapplication(affixingarecentpassportsizephotograph)alongwiththeself-attestedcopy ofcertificatesprovingage,educationalqualifications,experience(ifany)andreservationcategoryshould be sentto “The Director, Institute of Nano Scienceand Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306(Punjab).Theenvelopecontainingtheapplicationformshouldbesuperscribedas“Application forthePh.D.Program–August2023”

 Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for interview and the date and mode of interview will be communicatedtotheemailaddressprovidedbycandidate.Thelistofshortlistedcandidateswillalsobe uploadedonINSTwebsite.

 Ph.D.interviewswillbeconductedinpersonandthecandidatescalledforinterviewwillbenotbepaid anyTA/DA

 Aftertheinterview,thelistofcandidatesselectedforPh. D. willbe uploadedonINSTwebsiteandthe candidateswillbeintimatedbyemail.

 ThecandidatesareadvisedtovisitINSTwebsitefrequentlytotrackthelatestdevelopments.

 Selection of students shall be done as per the provisions of The Central Educational Institutions (ReservationinAdmission)Act,2006andamendmentsmadethereto.

 NumberofstudentsrequiredforadmissionST(4),SC(7),OBC(13),EWS(6),andGEN(25).

c) APPLICATION FEES

 Rs.590/- forGeneral,OBCandEWScandidates,and Rs.295/- forSC,STandPHcandidates.

 Applicationfeesmaybetransferred

 online to the bank account of INST noted below. Full name of the applicant shall be mentioned as the purpose of transaction. The details of the online transaction should be attached along with the application.

Account Name: Director,INSTMohali Account number: 2452201001102

IFS code: CNRB0002919 Bank: CanaraBank,SECTOR-64,PHASE10,MOHALI-160062

d) LAST DATE

 ThedulyfilledapplicationsalongwiththesupportingdocumentsshouldreachINSTthroughRegistered/ SpeedPost/Courier/ByHandonorbefore 15th March 2023.

 Applicationsreceivedafterthelastdateshallnotbeentertainedinanycase.

Research Units at INST

Chemical Biology Energy & Environment Quantum Materials & Devices

Cancer Nanomedicine

 Epigeneticbased

 Hyperthermiabased

 Photo-thermaltherapy

 Photo-therapy

 Combinatorialnanomedicine approach

Nano-therapeutics

 Infectiousdiseases: tuberculosis,leishmaniosis

 Neurodegenerativediseases: Alzheimer’sdisease, Parkinsonism

 Lifestylediseases:rheumatoid arthritis,osteoarthritis

 Autoimmunedisease:ulcerative colitis

Bio-mimetic and Tissue

Engineering

 Regenerativenanomedicine

 Stemcellnanomedicine

 Supramolecularnanomaterial scaffolds

 Smarthydrogels

 Hybridorganic-inorganic nanomaterials

Biomolecular Phenomenon at Nanoscale

 Diseasemechanism

 Self-assemblingbionanomaterials

 Nano-confinements

 Biologicalnano-machines

Nano-diagnostic

 Biosensors:SERS, electrochemicalorfluorescence basedtechniques

 Theranostics:biomaterialsfor theranostics

Agri-nanotechnology

 Nano-fertilizers

 Nano-pesticides

Nano-toxicology

 Cellandtissuetoxicity

 Nanomaterialtoxicity

 Developmental,neurological, behaviouralnano-toxicity

Inorganic & Materials Chemistry

 Electrochemistry(fuelcells, batteries&supercapacitors)

 Energystorage&conversion

 Frameworkmaterials(COF& MOF)

 Photocatalysis(watersplitting &CO2 reduction)

 Solarcells(perovskites, quantumdots&dyesensitized solarcells)

 Solidstatechemistry

 X-rayscattering

Organic & Polymer Chemistry

 Biomaterials&drugdelivery

 Chemosensors

 Flexibleoptoelectronics

 Luminescentmaterials

 Catalysis(organic transformations, photocatalysis,biomass conversion)

 Nanomotors&micropumps

 Syntheticmethodology

 Smallmolecule&polymer synthesis

 Stimuli-responsive supramolecularmaterials

Spectroscopy & Physical Chemistry

 Biosensing

 Devicefabrication

 Luminescencespectroscopy

 Nanophotonics

 Singlemoleculespectroscopy

 Ultrafastspectroscopy

Environmental Chemistry

 CO2 sequestration&N2 fixation

 Microfluidicsbasedsensingof pollutants

 Sensing

 Wastemanagement

 Water&airpurification

Experimental aspects of Material and Device Physics

 Lowdimensionalmaterialsand artificialsuperstructures

 Nanoscalepiezo,ferroandpyroelectricity

 Photovoltaics

 Microandnanostructureddevice

 Nanodevicesandsensors

 Spintronics

 Organic-inorganichybrid nanostructureddevices,selfpoweredelectronics,sensors andactuators

 Flowfabricationof nanostructuresforlightdriven properties

 Microfluidicsforsensingand delivery

 PhysicsinNanodimensionobjects

Computational Nanoscience

 Theoreticalcondensedmatter physics

 Exploitingpiezoelectricity, electroniccharge,spinandvalley degreesoffreedomatthe nanoscalefornext-generation electronics

 Nanomaterialsandtheir interfacesforpowerconversion: e.g.,photovoltaics, photocatalysis,sensors

 Designingofspin-interfacesand spintronicsmaterials

 Singlemoleculemagnetsand molecularmagnetism

Computational Chemistry

 Electrontransferinproteins& enzymaticchemicalreactions

 Electrontransportatmolecular nano-junctions

Computational Biology and Biophysics

 MolecularDynamicsSimulations ofProteinandProtein-Ligand Interactions

 Anti-malarialdrugactivitiesand drugdesigning

 Regulationofenzymatic activitiesofCBSenzymes