PhD in Earth and Climate Science
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 January–2027.
Members of ECS are engaged in cutting-edge research across diverse domains of Climate science (climate modelling, monsoon dynamics, tropical convection, glaciers and rivers, …), Geology (weathering and erosion, soil carbon dynamics, climate change studies, isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate,…), and Geophysics (computational geodynamics, theoretical and observational seismology, seismic tomography, geophysical inverse modelling, tectonics, crustal studies and basin modelling, …), employing state-of-the-art lab instruments, theoretical models, and field techniques. We strongly encourage candidates to explore the research, publications, and the faculty webpages for further details and to assess the suitability of their research interests for doctoral study.
Minimum Eligibility:
- 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.
Research theme-wise requirements:
Climate: Physics/Mathematics/Atmospheric Science/Climate Science/Engineering
Geology: Geology/Applied Geology/Biology/Environmental Science
Geophysics: Geophysics/Applied Geophysics/Applied Geology/Physics.
BE/BTech students may also apply. A background in physics and maths at the undergraduate level is required for the Climate and Geophysics domains.
- Additionally, the candidate MUST have qualified in any ONE of the following exams:
(a) National Eligibility Test (NET) with valid* CSIR-JRF / UGC-JRF/ UGC-LS/ CSIR-LS/ or a valid* GATE/JEST score,
(b) INSPIRE-PhD fellowship (The candidate should be in possession of provisional selection letter at the time of interview),
*The score/rank MUST be valid at least till January 01, 2027.
Or,
Institute of National importance, IISER BS-MS and MSc students with CGPA >= 8.0.
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