The National Centre for Biological Sciences

The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The mandate of NCBS is fundamental research in the frontier areas of biology. Our research interests range from the study of single molecules to ecology and evolution. In addition we engage in a number of collaborative initiatives, such as inStem and the iBio; and we help to develop cutting edge instrumentation and software via C-CAMP. The founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research  , Homi Bhabha, looked upon the Institute not merely as a place for doing good physics but as an instrument for growing science and scientific culture in India. TIFR has directly or indirectly catalyzed the formation of six other institutions, the National Centre for Software Technology (NCST, Mumbai and Bangalore), the Society for Applied Microwave Engineering and Electronic Research (SAMEER, Mumbai and Chennai), the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pune), the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (Mumbai), the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (Pune) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bangalore). The last three in the above list have been set up directly under the umbrella of TIFR and are governed by its Council of Management.

Faculty

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology
• Cellular Organization and Signalling
• Genetics and Development
• Theory and Modelling of Biological Systems
• Ecology and Evolution

Courses Offered

• Post Doctorial/Visiting Fellows Program
• PhD Program
• Integrated Phd Program
• iBio Program
• Md-Phd
• MSc. Programs

Contact Details
National Centre for Biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
GKVK, Bellary Road,
Bangalore 560065, India
Phone: 91 80 23666001/02; 23666018/19 ;91 80 67176001/02 ;67176018/19
Fax: 91 80 23636662
Official Website: http://www.ncbs.res.in/