- This section gives specific instructions to fill the admissions application for the course programme. You can start an application to this programme by selecting the relevant course programme form after clicking on “Apply for another Programme” on the “My Application” panel of the “Application Status” page.
- You may not submit multiple applications to the same programme.
- Instructions for filling the Personal Details page is the same as above.
- Instructions to complete the Academic Achievements page and to Preview and Submit the applicationare the same as below.
- Please also read theUpdating National Entrance Test Results section below.
Eligibility & Preferences of Stream
- Under Academic Qualification, please fill in the relevant degree programme you have already completed or are completing in 2025 which will serve as the “qualifying degree” for the departments/disciplines you are applying for.
- Please carefully see the webpage to confirm that you are eligible to apply to this programme.
- You are allowed to enter details of any degree programme that you have appeared for or are appearing for, provided you will complete all requirements for the award of the qualifying degree before 1st August 2025.
- Under Stream Preference, select the streams within Life Sciences you would like to apply to. You can choose up to three streams. You can also select “any stream” in case you have no further preference and,if so, subsequent selection options will be disabled.
- The stream preferences 1-3 you provide are rank ordered.
- Click on “Save and Proceed” to save the Eligibility & Preferences information.
- If the page does not save and go to the next page, please check and ensure that all required fields (marked with a red asterisk *) have been filled .
- If you navigate away from any application form page without clicking Save and Proceed, you will lose all information that you have updated on that page.
Academic Qualifications
- Applicants must provide particulars of 10th standard, 12th standard, and Under-graduate (UG) qualifications, and Post-Graduate (PG) qualifications if applicable. For UG and PG, provide information that is available as on date.
- Fill the details starting from 10th standard, in sequence. Click ‘Save and Add Next’ button to save the current qualification and move to the next one.
- You can select the qualification from the drop-down box to change details related to it. The green checkbox on the right will inform you of the academic entries that you have filled in.
- For 10th and 12th standards:
- Provide the year of passing, school name, location, and the state or central board.
- Provide your over marks as percentage and the key subjects you took.
- If you have an official board rank, provide it.
- For your under-graduate degree and (if available, post-graduate degree and diploma):
- The UG degree and branch are copied over from the “Eligibility & Preferences” page. To change the UG degree, update the details under “Eligibility & Preferences” page.
- Provide your year of passing, college name and university. Please carefully choose the university from the drop-down box, and if it is definitely not present, select “others” and fill in its name, location and state.
- Choose whether your marks were provided as Grade Point Average (GPA) or percentage. If GPA, provide the maximum GPA value/scale, e.g., 10.0.
- Provide the semester-wise GPA or percentage. Those with marks awarded annually should provide their 1st years’ marks in the 2nd semester field, 2nd years’ marks in 4th semester field, and so on.
- Provide details until the last completed semester for which marks are available.
- Please enter your cumulative GPA or overall percentage for your degree programme, as applicable.
- If you have an official university rank, provide it.
- List the key subjects you took in your degree programme.
- Once you have completed all the qualifications, click ‘Save and Proceed’ button to save your entry and move to the next page.
National Entrance Test Details
- Please provide details of GATE 2025/2024/2023 and/or JAM 2025 exams you have taken.
- Please carefully note the national entrance test eligibility requirements for . You must only apply if you are eligible.
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- Enter details for all GATE papers in years 2024, 2023 and/or 2025 you qualified in.
- Enter your Registration Number after omitting the first two characters having paper code. E.g., if you took and qualified the GATE Biotechnology paper in 2025 with the registration number BT25S311305004, you should enter 25S311305004 as your registration number and select “Biotechnology” as the GATE paper below.
- Enter your GATE score out of 1000.
- If qualified in GATE 2024 or 2023, you must enter their scores.
- If you took GATE in 2025 and do not have the score available, you will be able to update the score from the “Application Status” page even after submitting this application form under “Update Your National Entrance Test Result(s)” in the left panel. You must update the score within 3 days of the GATE results being declared for the score to be considered..
- JAM Details
- Enter the roll number, paper and JAM rank for the 2025 exam. If you do not have the rank available, you should leave the rank blank. You will be able to update it from the “Application Status” page even after submitting this application form under “Update Your National Entrance Test Result(s)” in the left panel. You must update the rank within 3 days of the results being declared for it to be considered.
To complete your submission, please see Details of Academic Achievements, Preview and Submit Application, and Updating National Entrance Test Results sections below.