Explore Research Opportunities at AcSIR | January 2027 Admissions As part of our series highlighting research opportunities across the thematic areas of AcSIR-Associated Research Institutes (AcSIR-ARIs), this edition focuses on Civil Infrastructure & Engineering— a domain encompassing key thrust areas such as Affordable Mass Housing, Heritage Structures, Energy Efficiency, Disaster Mitigation, Automation in Construction, IOT in Smart Cities, Structural Health Monitoring & Life Extension, Special & Multi-functional Structures, Robotics, Farm Machinery, Industry 4.0, Tunnelling, New Pavement Materials, Sustainable Construction Materials, Road & Bridge Engineering, And Traffic Planning with a Focus on Environment & Safety. For the January 2027 session, AcSIR offers Ph.D. research opportunities in these areas through participating CSIR laboratories, including CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal; CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee; CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi; CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad; CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh; CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata; CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur; CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad; CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar; CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru; CSIR-NIDSA, Bengaluru; CSIR-NCL, Pune; CSIR-URDIP, Pune; CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi; and CSIR-SERC, Chennai; CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur; CSIR-CEERI, Pilani; CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi. Prospective applicants are encouraged to explore the available opportunities, eligibility criteria, and other admission details, and apply for the AcSIR January 2027 session through the link below. acsir.ac.in/admissions 📅 Last date to apply: 31 October 2026 #AcSIR #AcSIRAdmissions #January2027 #PhDAdmissions #ResearchOpportunities #CivilEngineering #InfrastructureEngineering #SustainableConstruction #Robotics #SmartCities #CSIR @IndiaDST @EduMinOfIndia @csirampribhopal @CSIR_CBRI @CSIRCEERI @CSIR_CSIO @CSIR_CECRI @official_cgcri @CSIR_CMERI @CSIRCRRI @CIMFR_CSIR @csiriict @csirimmt @CSIR_NEERI @CSIRNALOFFICIAL @csir_ncl @CSIR_NIScPR @CSIR_NIDSA @csir_serc @patinformatics

Pinku Saikia (Registration No. 10CC21J26044) Ph.D. student of AcSIR will defend thesis entitled “Traceless functional group-enabled captodative radical stabilization for C-H functionalization across diverse systems” on October 23, 2026 at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Ph.D work was completed under the supervision of Dr. Pradip Maity, AcSIR/CSIR-NCL, Pune @CSIR_IND @csir_ncl

More Sonal Rajendra (Registration No. 10BB19A26046) Ph.D. student of AcSIR will defend thesis entitled “Fluorescence-based mapping of site-specific changes in structure, dynamics, and solvation during native-to-amyloid transition of the functional domain of TDP-43” on October 23, 2026 at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Ph.D work was completed under the supervision of Dr. Santhosh Kumar Jha, AcSIR/CSIR-NCL, Pune @CSIR_IND @csir_ncl

Explore Research Opportunities at AcSIR | January 2027 Admissions As part of our series highlighting research opportunities across the thematic areas of AcSIR-Associated Research Institutes (AcSIR-ARIs), this edition focuses on Aerospace, Electronics, Instrumentation & Strategic Sector—a domain encompassing key thrust areas such as Aviation, Defence, Electronics, Advanced Materials, Coatings and Chemicals, and Mechanical Systems. For the January 2027 session, AcSIR offers Ph.D. research opportunities in these areas through participating CSIR laboratories, including CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal; CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi; CSIR-CEERI, Pilani; CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh; CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata; CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur; CSIR-IICT,Hyderabad; CSIR-IIP, Dehradun; CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar; CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur; CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru; CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad; CSIR-NIDSA, Bengaluru; CSIR-NCL, Pune; CSIR-URDIP, Pune; CSIR-NPL, New Delhi; CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi; and CSIR-SERC, Chennai. Prospective applicants are encouraged to explore the available opportunities, eligibility criteria and other admission details, and apply for the AcSIR January 2027 session through the link below. acsir.ac.in/admissions 📅 Last date to apply: 31 October 2026 #AcSIR #AcSIRAdmissions #January2027 #PhDAdmissions #ResearchOpportunities #CSIR @IndiaDST @EduMinOfIndia @CSIR_IND @ICMRDELHI @moesgoi @csirampribhopal @CSIR_CECRI @CSIRCEERI @CSIR_CSIO @official_cgcri @CSIR_CMERI @csiriict @CSIRIIP @csirimmt @CSIR_NML @CSIRNALOFFICIAL @csir_ncl @CSIR_NPL @csirngri @patinformatics @CSIR_NIDSA @CSIR_NIScPR @csir_serc

Kiran. A (Registration No. 10CC23J26027) Ph.D. student of AcSIR will defend thesis entitled “Scalable synthesis of two-dimensional organic materials for photocatalytic hydrogen generation from non-potable water” on October 06, 2026 at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Ph.D work was completed under the supervision of Dr. Santhosh Babu Sukumaran, AcSIR/CSIR-NCL, Pune @CSIR_IND @csir_ncl

⏰ Last Day to Apply | Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Still planning to pursue your Ph.D. in Engineering? This is your last opportunity to apply for the August 2026 session, with one seat available under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. 🔬 Research opportunities at: • CSIR-CEERI, Pilani • CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh • CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur • CSIR-NCL, Pune 🏆 #9 NIRF 2025 | #9 CWUR 2026 | #11 Nature Index 2026 | #14 SCImago 2026 📅 Application Deadline: October 5, 2026 — TODAY 🔗 For details and online application: acsir.res.in/admissions/ #AcSIR #Admissions2026 #PhDAdmissions #PhDEngineering #VisvesvarayaPhDScheme #CSIR #ICMR #ResearchOpportunities #STEMIndia #YoungScientists @DrJitendraSingh @IndiaDST @EduMinOfIndia @GoI_MeitY @_DigitalIndia @DigitalIndiaCrp @CSIR_IND @ICMRDELHI @CSIRCEERI @CSIR_CSIO @CSIR_CMERI @csir_ncl @DrNKalaiselvi @Prof_ManojDhar