Ashoka University

Applicants should meet the eligibility requirements applicable to the Ashoka University PhD programme.

Academic qualifications

•       A Master’s degree or equivalent with at least 55% aggregate marks in an M.Sc.,, M.Tech.. or equivalent qualification; or
•       A four-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 75% aggregate marks.

Candidates to clear PhD eligibility through any accepted national-level exam (like NET, GATE, JGEEBILS etc). Candidates without this eligibility will be required to clear an online written test.

Applicants awaiting their final Master’s results may also apply. Admission in such cases will be provisional and subject to fulfilment of the applicable eligibility criteria.

A 5% relaxation in the minimum marks is applicable to candidates belonging to the categories specified in Ashoka University’s PhD guidelines, including SC/ST/OBC, differently-abled candidates and EWS candidates.

Relevant disciplines – Applications are encouraged from candidates with academic backgrounds in areas including:

The programme is particularly suited for candidates interested in applying quantitative approaches to biological questions.

Research experience and quantitative skills

• Candidates with high school math will be preferred. 
• Prior research experience, project work, internships or exposure to quantitative/computational methods will be valuable. 
• Candidates from different disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to apply where they can demonstrate a clear interest in quantitative approaches to biological research.
• Programming or quantitative skills may be relevant to individual projects.

The first cohort is planned to commence in January 2027.

Step 1 – Complete the online application

Applications can only be submitted through the Ashoka University PhD application portal. Applications submitted by any other means will not be accepted.

Application Portal Link

Step 2 – Submit your academic and supporting information

The final programme application form would require an applicant to provide the information and documents specified in the admission notification, including:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Academic transcripts/marksheets
• Degree certificates, where applicable
• Statement of research interests/ motivation
• Details of relevant research experience, projects, internships or other academic experience
• Details of relevant quantitative, computational or laboratory skills
• Referee/ recommendation details
• Details of relevant national-level examination scores, where applicable

Step 3 – Written Test

Students without qualification in an accepted national eligibility test will be invited for an online test. 

Step 4 – Shortlisting

Applications will be reviewed against the programme’s academic and research criteria. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for in person interview.

Step 5 – Admission and project matching

Successful candidates will receive an offer of admission to the Ashoka University PhD programme.

Following admission, students will undertake a period of lab rotations before finalising their PhD research project

Over and above the general PhD training, the students will gain the following:

• Research training on the application of quantitative sciences in biomedicine.
• Opportunity to access research facilities and hybrid seminars from the partnering departments at Warwick to perform collaborative research in the participating lab at Warwick.
• International exposure to University of Warwick through a funded exchange visit.
• International networking opportunities for building a career path to create impact in India and abroad.
• Identity in the wider research ecosystem of sciences

If you are interested in learning more about the programme, please complete the Expression of Interest form.