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M.Sc Virology

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NIV Pune Admission Process

NIV Pune admissions are provided to M.Sc. Virology, Ph.D and M.Phil courses. National Institute of Virology Pune admission to MSc Virology, M.Phil and PhD programmes are offered through an Online Entrance Examination (OEE) conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). 

Candidates with CSIR-NET, ICMR-JRF, UGC-NET, DBT-JRF, or DST-Inspire fellowships are eligible to enrol for the Ph.D programme at National Institute of Virology Pune. Aspiring candidates must meet the eligibility requirements for their desired course and should follow the complete National Institute of Virology admission process.

Also See: National Institute of Virology Courses

NIV Pune Registrations 2026

  • Candidates who are interested in admission to the courses must meet the specific eligibility criteria for each course. 

  • Candidates who are eligible are required to fill out the application form on the college's official website. 

  • The application form must be completed with all the necessary information

  • Once the application form is filled out, it should be submitted with the given instructions.

NIV Pune Admission 2025-2026 for PG Courses

M.Sc Virology and M.Phil courses are offered at the postgraduate level with a duration of 2 years at NIV Pune. To get admission to these courses, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria.

ICMR NIV PG Course and Eligibility Criteria

Courses

Eligibility Criteria

M.Sc Virology

Graduates from diverse backgrounds and related fields are eligible to apply.

M.Phil

Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks.

ICMR NIV Admission Process 2025-2026 for PG Courses

  • Eligible candidates are required to register and fill an online application form by entering required details, uploading required documents and paying the application fee. 

  • Successfully registered candidates are issued an admit card, which can be downloaded from the official website of NIV Pune. 

  • Candidates need to appear for the Online Entrance Examination (OEE) at the designated exam centres. 

  • The authority declares the result in the form of a merit list. 

  • The merit list includes candidates' rank obtained, name, course name, course code, application number, marks, and category, among other details.

  • Qualified candidates are called for the counselling process. 

  • Shortlisted candidates are required to submit admission fees to secure their seats in the institute. 

NIV Pune Ph.D Admissions 2025-2026

Ph.D in Biochemistry, Basic Medical Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology, and Zoology with a duration of 6 years is offered at NIV Pune. Applicants who are interested in Ph.D course must meet the eligibility requirements.

ICMR NIV Ph.D Course and Eligibility Criteria

Course

Eligibility Criteria

Ph.D

Hold a Master's degree in the relevant field. 

or

M.Phil degree with a minimum of 55% marks.


National Institute of Virology Ph.D Admission Process 2025-2026

  • Candidates have to fill out the application with all necessary information and details.

  • Aspirants with ICMR-JRF, UGC-NET, DBT-JRF, CSIR-NET, DST-Inspire fellowships are eligible to enrol for the PhD programme at ICMR-NIV through the SPPU.

  • Eligible candidates have to appear for Ph.D Entrance Test (PET) conducted by the SPPU.

  • Shortlisted candidates must pay admission fees to confirm their enrollment in the institute.

National Institute of Virology Pune Documents Required

  • Qualifying examination certificate/mark sheet

  • Class 10 mark sheet

  • Class 12 mark sheet

  • Transfer certificate

  • Migration Certificate

  • Conduct certificate

  • Category certificate (applicable)

Also See: National Institute of Virology Facilities

Note- The entire NIV Pune admission process adheres to the guidelines set forth by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.

NIV Pune Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Which entrance examination is accepted for PG course admission in NIV Pune?

The entrance examination accepted for PG courses at NIV Pune is the Online Entrance Examination (OEE), which is conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

2: Who can apply for Ph.D course admission to National Institute of Virology?

Those aspirants who have a master's degree in a relevant field can apply. And those who have ICMR-JRF, CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, DBT-JRF, DST-Inspire fellowships are eligible to enrol. Also, eligible candidates have to appear for the Ph.D Entrance Test (PET) conducted by the SPPU.  

3: What are the eligibility criteria for taking admission to postgraduate courses in NIV Pune?

The eligibility criteria for taking admission to postgraduate programmes, aspirants to have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field or need a master’s degree with 55% marks for applying to the M.Phil programme.

4: What are the documents required for National Institute of Virology admission?

The documents which are required to take ICMR NIV admission are passport-size photographs, 10th and 12th marksheets, a Transfer certificate, a Migration Certificate, a scorecard of the entrance examination and others.

5: How to get admission to NIV Pune?

To get admission to National Institute of Virology, you are required to fill out the application form and need to submit all the required documents within the given time limit by the institution. You are also required to give an entrance examination.

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Hello,

As of now no detailed information related to admission of MSc Virology has been updated at the official website of National Institute of Virology, you can stay updated at https://www.niv.co.in/ for more details regarding this, but as per the syllabus of last year exam pattern, the syllabus has two part out of which the first one is of 20 marks carrying 10 questions pertaining to general awareness, and second part is of 80 marks carrying 40 questions mainly from areas of graduate level life science subjects such as biotechnology, microbiology, botany, zoology, medicine, veterinary science. The eligibility criteria for the course is passed bachelor's degree in any discipline of zoology, botany, biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry, veterinary science with 60% aggregate, in case of reserved categories there is relaxation of 5%.

National Institute of Virology (NIV) located in Pune conducts its own admission process for admission to its Master of Science (M.Sc.) Program in Virology. For information regarding the syllabus of the Entrance Exam do follow the link below

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/national-institute-of-virology-pune/msc-virology-course

Hi

As per your question according to the data The entrance exam for the virology course is conducted by

the Pune university. This entrance examination is conducted in online mode. It comprises of 100

questions. 80 questions are from your graduation course.

Remaining 20 are 10th class level maths ..like reasoning, speed and time, age , coding and decoding,etc.

the problem level is moderate. With hardwork and smart work this exam are often easily cleared.

Entrance exams for the course - There are 100 Multiple Choice Questions of every carrying 2 marks each

and negative marking of 0.5 marks per wrong answer conducted by the institute wherein All questions

are compulsory.

The questions contain 20 questions on +2(HSC) level in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and arithmetic and

80 questions on degree-level bioscience subjects that include bioscience , Botany, Microbiology,

Zoology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Medical Sciences and Veterinary Science.

Hope helpful.

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