Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research - An Autonomous Institution

M.S (Engg.) / M.S (Research)

Eligibility for M.S. (Engg.) or M.S. (Research):

Candidates with an M.Sc., B.E., B.Tech., M.E., M.Tech. or MBBS are eligible to apply; the specific requirements for each Unit are listed below. They should have at least 50% in their highest university examination, and should also have qualified in either the GATE / JEST / GPAT or UGC or CSIR-NET JRF / ICMR-JRF / DBT-JRF / INSPIRE-JRF.

The award certificate of such test should be within the validity period for seeking admission to research programmes as on the first working day of the beginning of the academic session/semester (1 January or 1 August).

M.S. (Research)

Sr. No. Your Degree Departments in JNCASR that You Can Apply
EOBU* MBGU
1 M.B.B.S. Yes Yes
2 B.E./B.Tech. (any biology related area) Yes -

* EOBU: Evolutionary and Integrative Biology Unit

M.S. (Engg.)

Sr. No. Your Degree Departments in JNCASR that You Can Apply
CPMU EMU TSU NCU
1 M.Sc. (Chemistry) Yes - Yes Yes
2 M.Sc. (Electronics) Yes - Yes -
3 M.Sc. (Materials Science) Yes - Yes Yes
4 M.Sc. (Maths) Yes Yes - -
5 M.Sc. (Physics) Yes Yes Yes -
6 B.E./B.Tech. (Aerospace) - Yes Yes -
7 B.E./B.Tech. (Chemical) Yes Yes Yes -
8 B.E./B.Tech. (Mechanical) - Yes Yes -
9 B.E./B.Tech. (Electronics) Yes - Yes -
10 B.E./B.Tech. (Polymer) Yes - - -
11 M.E./M.Tech. (Aerospace) - Yes Yes -
12 M.E./M.Tech. (Chemical) Yes Yes Yes -
13 M.E./M.Tech. (Mechanical) - Yes Yes -
14 M.E./M.Tech. (Electronics) Yes - Yes -
15 M.E./M.Tech. (Polymer) Yes - - -

Scholarships and Grants

M.S. (Research)/M.S. (Engg.) students will receive a scholarship of Rs. 31,000. Students are automatically enrolled in a Group Insurance Scheme and a comprehensive medical scheme, and have access to on-campus doctors as well as medical facilities elsewhere.

A student grant of up to Rs. 40,000 is provided to fund travel to national and international conferences.