Page 1 of 1: LIST of BIOMEDICAL Research centres in INDIA

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Bangalore
• Indian Academy of Science
• Indian Institute of Science
• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
• National Centre for Biological Sciences
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
• National Tuberculosis Institute

Chandigarh
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
• Institute of Microbial Technology

Chennai (Madras)
• Indian Institute of Technology

Delhi
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Defence Research and Development Organisation
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Indian Institute of Technology
• Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
• National Brain Research Centre
• Science and Engineering Research Council
• National Institute of Immunology (NII)

Hyderabad
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Jammu
• Regional Research Laboratory (Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine)

Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology

Kolkata
• Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)

Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology

Lucknow
• Central Drug Research Institute
• Industrial Toxicology Research Centre

Mumbai
• Indian Institute of Technology
• Tata Insitute of Fundamental Research

Pune
• Agharkar Research Institute
• Bioinformatics Distributed Information Centre

Pilani
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram)
• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• Regional Research Laboratory National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Indian council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy
• Enterovirus Research Centre (EVRC)
• Genetic Research Centre, Mumbai
• Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology
• Institute of Immunohaematology
• Institute of Pathology
• National AIDS Research Institute (NARI)
• National Institute of Cholera And Enteric Diseases
• National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE)
• National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
• National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH)
• National Institute of Virology
• Research institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
• Tuberculosis Chemotherapy Centre (TCC)
• Vector Control Research Center

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I cant put their URLs as per TOS. so u type the name of research centre in google and search it.

[red]Check the websites to know about summer research internships for mbbs studnets.[/red]

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Thank you for this very informative list. If you have any more, please post them here.

lovely_viri · Credits: 395 My Scrapbook

thanks for the list. can u tell me whether we are eligible for the courses?

asutoshsahu · Credits: 2284 My Scrapbook

Yes we r eligibible for summer courses only.
most of the courses they offer are either MSc. or PhD.
they invite applications for summer course during nov - feb. check them out.

lovely_viri · Credits: 395 My Scrapbook

thank you for your suggestion. can you suggest me whether Msc. is better or Ph. D?

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A couple of random points (caveat: as you will see below, i am heavily biased towards a traditional notion of academics):

1) Firstly, we should not make value judgements between Masters vs PhD in the sense of one being superior or inferior — it is more an issue of what *you* would like to do in the remainder of your technical life.

If you are the type who prefers to work in teams and is keen on developing immediately useable systems, then pursuing a Masters would make good sense. On the other hand, if you are the type who likes to work alone and secretly wishes to pursue an irresponsible life and be paid for it, then doing a PhD may be an attractive proposition.

2) I personally am not in favor of PhD thesis coming out of large systems projects, based on the following reasoning - a PhD should gear you up for carrying out *independent* research and is in a sense, a process of *self*-realization. However, often in a large group project, you get either lifted or pulled down or channeled by the group objectives and members. So you really don’t get to figure out your *own* abilities due to the external modulation. Ideally, a Phd should prepare you for the loneliness of academic life

Further, in large systems projects, sooner or later, getting the software out usually becomes more important than the concepts themselves - but to me the quality of a PhD is defined by the fresh *conceptual* breakthroughs.

3) The reason often given for an industry stint before or during PhD is that you get to grips with “real problems”. My view is again that of the pure mathematician - who cares? The “real” just means that it may have *short-term* applicability, but in practice, most PhD thesis find their way into the real-world in the long-term. To give you a recent example - Mike Stonebraker is now using some of the scheduling ideas from a thesis of fifteen years ago in the Streambase prototype.

Do a Phd when you are at the peak of your mental powers, which is *right now* - don’t bother so much about whether it is “industry-relevant”, as much as “did I have fun thinking about the problem and did I come up with elegant solutions that I am proud to show my mother”.

4) Finally, in my view, ideal Phd is one where *you* come up with the problem, work alone (modulo advisor) and single-handedly write a definitive thesis on the issue.

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Dont you think it would great to hear the views on this topic from an MS student who is contemplating on Phd.. Here we go!

Bhaskar Prabhakar is now pursuing his masters in Mechanical Engineering in Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is officially working with the energy institute at PSU. Bhaskar was the Best Outgoing Student of NIT TRICHY - 2007. Bhaskar might go for a Phd. He hasnt decided yet!

Without futher ado, Over to Bhaskar on MS vs Phd.

Personally, I feel one should consider MS or PhD if and only if he is interested in doing some meaningful research in life and wants to contribute to the world knowledge base. If coming to the US is the sole intention, MS might turn out to be the easiest way, i agree, but then will not be the right choice. The reason why I say this is because you can get done with your masters even without doing research at many universities, or what they claim to be a non-thesis option. This is basically course work, which might be an extension of what was covered in the undergrad level, or might be a bit more in depth and sometimes more rigorous. But then, just doing course work without any practical application or coming up with stuff on your own (research-though it might sound a misnomer) is of no use from what I see.

Coming to MS vs PhD…First and foremost, I would say never commit to a PhD without going to a particular univ, the reason being, things might seem very glamorous from India when posted on the world wide web, but the essence of it lies when you really taste it..in simple words, it is good to start off with a masters, evaluate yourself, if you are worth a PhD, look around for what interests you and what in the department you can do and then commit..this seems to be the best option to me..I have seen lots of people committing to a PhD right from the start and have quit after a few years not liking what they are doing, its quite practical that this can happen to any one..first of all, do what you like and then start liking what you are doing..

Secondly, a masters degree is just an eye opener, it is quite broad because you really dont get to specialize in anything( may not be true always, I have seen lots of masters students being Gods in some areas), while a PhD is more focussed into one particular subject. In other words, you narrow down your focus into a smaller domain and work for more time till you have substantial results.

Having said that, it is wrong to claim that a PhD candidate is area specific. it is important to know that a PhD candidate works on many projects, in multiple dimensions before he can churn out his own results. This makes him a good know-er of many subjects too.

Masters is a quick degree, while PhD is more time consuming..Many people say, PhD students have lost social bearings, I will agree partly and disagree too..it depends!!!!!

Coming to who does PhD? A person who is looking to work in academia or wanting to contribute to research in a big way does a PhD, while a masters student is looking to get done and hunt for jobs in industries, where not much of research is called for.

Coming to salary and preference, obviously a PhD candidate is preferred over a masters one due to the depth of knowledge, but pay wise both remain more or less the same.

I hope i have cleared some of your questions…

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u have sown new life in this forum.
thankl u ashutosh

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