NIAB is an autonomous institution of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, leading in basic and translational research on animal health and productivity and human-animal interface with a motto to improve animal health for human welfare. The institute has a ravishing 100-acre campus in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The institute provides opportunities for pursuing cutting edge research using advanced technologies in frontier areas of science such as development of next-generation vaccines, immunology, genomics, gene and protein engineering, host-pathogen interactions, disease diagnostics, nanotechnology; bioinformatics, drug delivery platforms; nutrition, reproductive biotechnology; stem cell therapeutics, gene editing, transgenic technology for humanized mouse models and farm animals, zoonosis and One Health.

NIAB has a thriving PhD program with more than 100 students working at different stages for their PhD degree under the tutelage of NIAB Scientists. The students undergo a mandatary course-work for six months. A student advisory committee (SAC) is formed for each student, under the chairmanship of the thesis supervisor which will monitor the progress of the student periodically and offer suitable advice. A weekly journal club is organized, for which attendance of all students is mandatory. Students are encouraged to participate in various conferences and workshops with an adequate financial support from NIAB to provide a stimulatory academic environment to each student in the PhD program.

The institute houses a world-class, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge research infrastructure and facilities. PhD students will have ample opportunities to develop scientific temperament, learn and challenge the rigors of research, and to fathom the realms and frontiers of science and technology. Students will interact with top-notch faculties trained around the globe with expertise in various advanced biotechnological tools and techniques in a multidisciplinary research environment. NIAB offers a research building with a picturesque urban campus having a lively and dynamic community, and a relaxed lifestyle. Students are expected to stay in our hostel within campus, a hygienic and safe canteen with cooks and service providers stationed in house.

NIAB invites applications for the PhD program twice a year typically in the months of April and October; interested students may keep following the NIAB recruitment tab on its website for such announcements. For any queries reg. the program the students may write to academic[at]niab[dot]org[dot]in

NIAB provides opportunities for outstanding students in their Master’s degrees to carry out project work under the supervision of the Institute’s scientists towards partial fulfilment of their postgraduate degrees (in two rounds a year with each round of at least SIX months’ duration, typically between January – June and July – December every year). The program is competitive with qualifying a written exam and also includes a bench fee that should be paid by every selected student before registering for the program. The students are provided with an option to join the lab of their preference.

Students in their final years of Master’s degrees (e.g., MSc, MVSc, MPharm, MTech, and integrated M.Sc.) in any branch of life science, whose degree requirements include a research component are eligible to apply. The advertisement for the program is posted on NIAB website in the months of April and September every year. Interested students with any queries may write to academic[at]niab[dot]org[dot]in

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