Courses offered under AcSIR

I. PH.D Programme in Engineering

Broad research areas:

Engineering rock mechanics and ground control
Rock excavation and simulation for mine design
Mining technologies, environment and safety
Mine system engineering
Mining equipment design and testing
Underground space technology
Clean coal technology
Environmental issues in mining industry

Who can apply:

A Master's degree in Mining/ Mechanical/Electrical/Production/Civil/Instrumentation/Electronics/Chemical/ Environmental Engineering or equivalent with a good academic record who have secured Masters Degree admission based on valid CSIR-SRF or equivalent fellowship.

L = Lectures	T = Tutorials	P = Sessional/Lab	C = Credits

II. PH.D Programme in Science

Broad Research Areas:

Coal Science and Coal Geology
Coal Beneficiation
Combustion Science & Technology
Gasification
Coal Carbonization
Coal Liquefaction
Coal Biotechnology
Environment and Waste Management

Who can Apply:

MSc/MTech/ME/MScTech (Chemistry/ Physics/ Geology/ Environmental Science/ Fuel Science/ Soil Science/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Chemical Engineering/ Petrochemical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Fuel & Mineral Engineering/ Environmental Engineering/ Metallurgical Engineering) having a valid National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of various funding agencies, e.g. CSIR, UGC, DBT, DST etc.), INSPIRE or other equivalent fellowships.

Admission Details of Courses under AcSIR

Admissions to AcSIR PhD programmes are conducted twice in a year. The Participating CSIR Labs announces the admission criteria and procedure of admission through National Dailies and Web media. Shortlisted candidates fulfilling the shortlisting criteria of respective participating CSIR Labs will be called for test and / or interview by the Selection Committees of the respective laboratories of CSIR.

Based on the Academic record and the performance of the candidates in the test and / or interview, the Selection Committee of the concerned CSIR Laboratory recommends names of the selected candidates to the respective Deans.

The number of candidates called for test/interview will be commensurate with the number of seats/requirements in each laboratory.