Gineering (BB) : Ii. One of The Following

B.
2) BIOSCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BB)

[Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering]
The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering comprises of Biosciences (BS) and Biomedical
Engineering (BME) as core academic groups. Eligibility criterion and research areas for the two groups
are mentioned below. Under the item No.10(b) of Application Form, the candidate should enter the
groups (BS, BME) they wish to join in the order of priority.
B.2.1. Biosciences (BS)
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
First Class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST), as specified in the General Eligibility Criterion, in the
qualifying degree:
i. M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Biotechnology.

ii. M.Sc. or equivalent degree in subjects related to Life Sciences / Physics / Chemistry OR B.Tech. in
Biotechnology with one of the following:
a) a valid GATE score (for TA/TAP/RA/RAP)
b) a valid CSIR/UGC/DBT JRF or a valid ICMR JRF not linked to ICMR project (for FA)
d) Experience as specified earlier in A.5 and A.6 (for CT, EX, IS, PS, SF, SW)
RESEARCH AREAS
(A) Biophysics and Computational Biology: Bioinformatics, Glycobiology, Computational Biology,
Protein crystallography, NMR based structural Biology, Physics of Biological system and Computational
Modeling of bio-molecules, Dynamics of cytoskeletal filaments and Chromatin remodelling, physical
properties of the extracellular matrix, protein folding/mis-folding, aggregation and neuro-degeneration.
(B) Biochemistry: Enzyme kinetics and enzyme secretion, microbial metabolism and regulation,
aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism and genetic engineering, enzyme inhibitor design, molecular
mechanisms of DNA replication, repair and packaging in double-stranded DNA viruses, Molecular
Enzymology.
(C) Microbial Biology: Fungi, Viral assemblies, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Host-Pathogen Interactions,
molecular parasitology.
(D) Cell Biology: Cellular Biophysics, micro-tubule dynamics, bacterial cell division, Chromosomal
and extra chromosomal segregation in fungi, Neurobiology.
(E) Immunology: Molecular immunology and cell signaling, Cellular Immunity, Tumor Immunology,
Cancer biomarker.
(F) Genetics and Molecular Biology: Functional Genomics, Epigenetic Regulation, Fungal Molecular
Genetics.
(G) Proteomics, System Biology and Biomarkers of infectious diseases.
B.2.2 Biomedical Engineering (BME)
qualifying degree:
i. M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer
Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering,
Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics.
OR
MBBS with MD/MS, BVSc with MVSc, BDS with MDS, BPTh with MPTh, BOTh with MOTh.
OR
M.Pharm.
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ii. B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer
Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering,
Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics.
OR
M.Sc. or equivalent degreee in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Ceramics, Chemistry,
Electronics. Ergonomics, Material Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics and
Physiology.
OR
MBBS/BDS/BPTh/BOTh/BVSc (4-year degree) or equivalent degree in appropriate branch.
OR
B.Pharm. (with entrance examination)
Applicants with qualifying degrees listed in (ii) above and seeking admission under TA/TAP/RA/RAP
should have valid scores of GATE (for Engineering and Science graduates) or GPAT (for Pharmacy
graduates) or AIIMS / MCI / JIPMER / PGI-Chandigarch / AFMC-Pune postgraduate entrance
examinations (for medical graduates). For admission under FA category, the candidate should have a
valid CSIR/UGC/DBT JRF or a valid ICMR JRF (not linked to ICMR project).
RESEARCH AREAS
Sensors and Devices: Bioinstrumentation for diagnostics and therapeutics, early detection of
carcinoma and tropical diseases, bioMEMS devices, Fluorescent Biosensors, Nanoengineered Sensors,
Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly, Microfluidics for biomedical applications.
Biomaterials, Drug delivery and tissue engineering: Nano-biotechnology, Design of scaffolds for
tissue engineering, Controlled Release technologies, Neuroprosthetic devices including aids for the
handicapped, Signal processing, Telemedicine and knowledge based systems. Microfibrication for
immunotherapy.
Computational physiology: Cardiac electrophysiology and muscle mechanics, Computational
Neurophysiology.
Movement Neuroscience, Rehabilitation technology
Medical Optics Optical tomography, Blood flow measurements, Computational Imaging
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B.3) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CH)

[Department of Chemical Engineering]

qualifying degree:
i. M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering OR in other branches of engineering

with an academic background relevant with the research areas in the department.
ii. B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering OR in other branches of engineering

with an academic background relevant with the research areas in the department.
OR
M.Sc. or equivalent degree in disciplines consistent with the research areas of the department.
Candidates applying to the Department of Chemical Engineering, please visit the following link for
information : http://www.che.iitb.ac.in/online/education/phd/phd-admission-information.
RESEARCH AREAS
Process Systems Engineering: Process Simulation, Optimization, Process Integration and Scheduling,
Energy Conservation and Optimal Resource Management, Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical
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B.

2) BIOSCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BB)

i. M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Biotechnology.

B.3) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CH)

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

i. M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering OR in other branches of engineering

ii. B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering OR in other branches of engineering

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