Department of
Earth and Climate Science

                               PhD in Earth and Climate Science
         (Special Call for December 2024 CSIR-UGC-NET qualified candidates)   

The Department of Earth and Climate Science (ECS), IISER Pune invites applications from
highly-motivated students for admissions to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program for the session
August–2025.

Members of ECS are engaged in cutting-edge research across diverse domains of Climate
science (climate modelling, Monsoons, climate extremes, convective systems, Himalayan glaciers and rivers, …), Geology (weathering and erosion, isotope geochemistry, paleobiology and marine ecology, paleoclimate, Marine Geosciences, …), and Geophysics (theoretical seismology, seismic tomography, geophysical inverse modelling, computational geodynamics, crustal studies and basin modelling, …), employing state-of-the-art lab instruments, theoretical models, and field techniques. For more details on our research, publications, and the faculty, visit our webpage. Feel free to contact any faculty member for further queries.

Minimum Eligibility:

1. Students with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring
subject) or a CGPA 6 out of 10 point scale (55% in aggregate or equivalent CGPA for SC/ST
and PD candidates) in Master’s (or BS-MS) degree in Geology/ Applied Geology/Physics/
Mathematics/Atmospheric Science/Climate Science/Engineering/Biology/Environmental
Science, or related subjects. BE/BTech students may also apply.

2. Applicants must have qualified CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF or CSIR–LS/UGC–LS
examinations held in December 2024 (The candidates who have already been interviewed on
13/14/16th May, 2025 are not eligible to apply).

Selection procedure: Selection will be based on interviews of the short-listed candidates.

Note: Only online application will be accepted.

Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for interview. The
department may use additional criteria in order to shortlist candidates for interviews depending
on the number of applications received.

For any admission related query please contact   ecsphdselection@iiserpune.ac.in 

Admissions to the MSc Programme in Geology - August 2025

The Department of Earth and Climate Science at IISER Pune invites applications from highly-motivated students for admissions to Master of Science (MSc) programme for the session August-2025.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria:

1. Minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or an equivalent C.G.P.A on a 10-point scale (55% or an equivalent C.G.P.A on a 10-point scale in aggregate for SC, ST, and PwD candidates) in B.Sc. in Geology/Geological Science/Geoscience/Earth Science with Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/Statistics course(s) at B.Sc. level. Students should have Mathematics at 10+2 level.

AND

2. Qualified JAM 2025 (Geology). Candidates will be shortlisted based on JAM rank. The rank/ score must be valid at the time of admission.

Candidates in the final year of their Bachelor's degree are also eligible to apply. However, their final selection is subject to their successful completion of the Bachelor's degree with the above-mentioned requirements at the time of admission.

Application Process:

1. Only online applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
2. The candidates must carefully fill and submit the online application form on or before the specified date.
3. After the last date, all the applications will be screened and the list of candidates selected for the MSc Geology programme will be released.
4. Kindly note that a standard non-refundable application fee applies to all programme applications.

Course details for the program can be found here

Please Note:

1. All communication with candidates will be by email only, on the respective email ID given below. Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
2. In case of any application-related queries, please contact  ecs_msc_selection@iiserpune.ac.in with your application number mentioned in the subject line.
3. Relaxation of eligibility criteria for reserved category applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to the reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates if selected.
4. Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be selected. Depending upon the number of applications received, the department may apply additional criteria to select the students.