| Job Title: PhD Admissions 2026–27: Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), MAHE Job Category(s) : PhD Job Description : Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), MAHE has announced a few positions for admission to the Institute’s PhD programme for the academic year 2026–27. Each successful candidate will be offered the Dr TMA Pai Fellowship. Interested students are encouraged to carefully go through the flyer and the associated links for detailed information regarding eligibility, application procedure, and important dates. This year, three PhD positions are available in Astronomy: (Sun and heliosphere): 1. Investigating the Three-Dimensional Magnetic Topology of Sunspot Groups with Varying Magnetic Complexity – Dr Sreejith Padinhatteeri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-4670 (Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: ) 2. Elucidating magnetised tenuous plasma in the cosmic-web – Dr Surajit Paul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-6959 3. Hidden Black Holes in Stars: Spin Evolution and Internal Dynamics – Dr Chandrachur Chakraborty https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-3033 Application deadline : 2026-06-29 Institutional URL with the announcement : https://www.manipal.edu/mcns-manipal/program-list2/phd-in-physics.html Announcement Brochure/Poster/Notification : MCNS_PhD_26_batch-1.pdf Name of the Contact Person : Dr Surajit Paul Affiliation of the Contact Person : Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Email of the Contact Person : surajit.paul@manipal.edu Other Remarks : A few positions are available in Chemistry and Biology also. The interested students are suggested to go through the flyer |