PhD Opportunity – December 2025 Intake (Through External Fellowship)
Medical Instrumentation and Electronics Laboratory
Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India, 769008.
We invite applications for full-time PHD positions under the external fellowship category under the supervision of Prof. Kunal Pal at the Medical Instrumentation and Electronics Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. Admission will be as per the Institute norms. Only those students who have qualified CSIR-NET, or DBT, or ICMR, and have a valid JRF certificate I.e. have secured a full 5-year funding are able to apply.
I. Eligibility
A. M.Tech in Biotechnology or Bioinformatics or any other branch of life sciences or any other branch of sciences (See the institute criteria)
OR
M.Sc. in any branch of life sciences or other branches like Food Science, etc. with a robust academic proforma
OR
M.Pharm from a PCI recognised institution with valid fellowship
(Note: The candidate should have Mathematics in Class 12, applicable for all the streams).
II. Research Areas: Candidates will be able to work in either of these major research domains and also he or she can tailor the research topic after due discussion with the PI of the lab:-
1.Device development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning.
2. Food technology and food processing, Food biotechnology
3. Biomedical Signal Processing and analysis
4. Gels and Colloidal systems, Polymers
Candidates will get an opportunity to pursue research under an interdisciplinary environment. The candidate has to be dedicated and committed towards research.
III. About the PI
· Name- Dr. Kunal Pal
· Designation and Affiliation- Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India, 769008.
· Webpage: https://www.nitrkl.ac.in/FacultyStaff/FacultyProfile/palk
· Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=6w1APWMAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
IV. Application Timeline
· Admission Process: Tentatively at December 2025
· Follow the official NIT Rourkela website for constant updates and application procedures.
Interested candidates are requested to contact in the details mentioned below for further information, queries and concerns, and send their updated CVs to the concerned.
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