TIFR GS 2026 Exam Alert – Application Form, Registrations, Official Notification

TIFR GS 2026 Exam Alert – Application Form, Registrations, Official Notification

Graduate School Admission & TIFR GS 2026 Application Form

Research Opportunities for exceptionally talented and strongly motivated students

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has issued a TIFR GS 2026 Exam Alert for students applying to graduate programs leading to PhD, Integrated MSc-PhD, and MSc degrees. Applicants can explore research opportunities in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, and related disciplines. With its distinguished faculty, world-class facilities, and stimulating research environment, it is an ideal place for aspiring scientists to initiate their careers.

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Fellowship

PhD

Students receive a monthly fellowship of Rs 37,000 (plus hostel accommodation or HRA, as applicable), which is enhanced to Rs 42,000 after registration.

I-PhD

Students receive a monthly fellowship of Rs 25,000 for the first year. At the end of the first year, upon satisfactory performance, the fellowship is enhanced to Rs 37,000 per month (further raised to Rs 42,000 after registration for PhD). If a student takes the MSc exit option, then the fellowship for the 3rd

year is reduced to the 1st year amount.

All students (admitted to PhD/ I-PhD/ MSc programs) must submit a provisional or a final degree certificate as proof of having passed the qualifying examination, i.e. BSc/ BS/ BTech/ BE/ MSc/ MTech or equivalent, either at the time of joining, or at the latest by the end of the first academic year.

Provisional Admission

If no proof of passing is available at the time of joining, the student will be provisionally admitted, provided they submit a certificate from the Head of the previous Department/Institution stating that they have actually appeared for the qualifying examination and the results are still awaited. A student will not usually be permitted to join without any of these proofs; however, an exception can be made at the discretion of the Dean (GS). “Provisional admission” means that the student may join and begin academic activities.

Fellowship

Students who are provisionally admitted will not receive a fellowship until they submit a provisional or final degree certificate for the qualifying examination in their program. Once this is submitted, they will receive the full stipend appropriate for their program together with arrears from the date of the proof document (provisional/final degree certificate), or the date of joining, whichever is later.

Deadline

If the proof document is not submitted by the end of the first academic year, the student’s provisional admission will be terminated. Further extension(s) of this deadline may be granted at the discretion of the Director of TIFR or the Centre Director in extraordinary cases.

Termination

If their academic programme is terminated due to poor performance or any other reason (e.g., disciplinary) before the proof of passing is submitted, no arrears will be paid, and the student must leave the programme immediately.

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Timelines & Deadline

Description	Date
Online application portal opens	27th September, 2025
Application deadline to apply for Fee Waiver Requests	11 pm on 12th October, 2025
Application deadline for priority in the choice of the test center	11 pm on 19th October, 2025
Application deadline for completing REGISTRATION	11 pm on 26th October, 2025
Hall ticket download begins	Mid-November, 2025
Date of Examination	Sunday, 14th December, 2025 Morning Session : Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science & Learning, Information and Data Sciences, M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology & Conservation): 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Mathematics (PhD at CAM): 9:00 am to 11:00 am Afternoon Session : Biology (JGEEBILS): 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Mathematics (all other programs), and Science Education: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Program start date	1st August, 2026

 

Note: The Subject Board of Computer and Systems Sciences offers two programs: Computer Sciences (CS) and Learning, Information, and Data Science (LIDS, formerly called “Systems Sciences”). Click here for test instructions

Examination Cities

There will be examination centres in the following cities. The exact location/venue of the examination Centre will be made available on the hall ticket:

Sr.No.	State	City
1	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur
2	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada
3	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam
4	Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
5	Assam	Guwahati
6	Bihar	Patna
7	Chattisgarh	Bhillai
8	Chattisgarh	Raipur
9	Delhi	Delhi
10	Goa	Panaji
11	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
12	Himachal Pradesh	Mandi
13	J&K	Jammu
14	J&K	Srinagar
15	Jharkhand	Dhanbad
16	Jharkhand	Jamshedpur
17	Jharkhand	Ranchi
18	Karnataka	Bengaluru
19	Karnataka	Belgavi (Belgaum)
20	Karnataka	Mangalore
21	Kerala	Cochin
22	Kerala	Ernakulam
23	Kerala	Kozhikode
24	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
25	Kerala	Allapuzha
26	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
27	Madhya Pradesh	Indore
28	Maharashtra	Mumbai
29	Maharashtra	Nagpur
30	Maharashtra	Pune
31	Maharashtra	Navi Mumbai
32	Maharashtra	Thane
33	Mizoram	Aizwal
34	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
35	Odisha	Rourkela
36	Odisha	Cuttack
37	Punjab	Amritsar
38	Punjab	Bhatinda
39	Punjab	Chandigarh
40	Punjab	Jalandhar
41	Punjab	Patiala
42	Punjab	Mohali
43	Rajasthan	Jaipur
44	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
45	Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore
46	Tamil Nadu	Madurai
47	Tamil Nadu	Salem
48	Tamil Nadu	Kanchipuram
49	Telangana	Hyderabad
50	Tripura	Agartala
51	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur
52	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
53	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi
54	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
55	Uttarakhand	Haldwani
56	West Bengal	Burdwan
57	West Bengal	Kolkata

 

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Begin Application

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Before you choose a PhD or an Integrated PhD program in the basic registration form, please go through the eligibility criteria carefully. Click here to check the eligibility criteria.

Ensure that you have typed your email ID correctly in the basic registration form. An SMS is sent to the mobile number, and an email is sent after the basic registration is completed, providing login credentials to complete the form. Please check your SPAM folder if you do not find the email in your inbox.

Registration Instructions:
Ensure correct email and details. Upload a passport-size photograph (<80 kb), signature (<80 kb), and recommendation letter for fee waiver applicants. Save or print the completed TIFR GS 2026 Exam Alert registration for reference.

It is recommended that you use a desktop/laptop since some links may not work on mobile browsers.

Please note that details provided during the basic registration (name, date of birth, mobile number, email ID, SSC details, subject, program, etc.) cannot be modified, and duplicate registrations will not be allowed by the system.

After login, please click the “Go to Application” link in the top-right corner of the page and complete the full application. This link may not be visible on mobile browsers. In that case, please try and use a laptop/desktop.

Before you start filling out the complete application form, make sure you have the following ready with you :

• Scanned image/electronic copy of your passport-size photograph (preferably a JPG file below 80 kb in size). Applications with personal photos (selfies) or edited photos uploaded will be rejected.
• Scanned copy of signature (preferably a JPG file below 80 kb in size).
• If you are applying under the Fee Waiver category, please submit a scanned copy of the recommendation letter from the Principal/HOD of your college.

Check all the details before clicking the submit button.

You may take a print of your application after successful registration or save it as a PDF file.

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