Internship Opportunity in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery |IASST Internship 2026 | B Pharm &M Pharm Students
Students searching for a Pharmacy Internship and B Pharm Internship can explore an excellent research opportunity at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati. IASST has announced its Summer Internship and Project Dissertation Program 2026–2027, offering a valuable Pharmacy Internship opportunity in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery for students pursuing B.Pharm, M.Pharm, or MS Pharm. This B Pharm Internship allows pharmacy students to gain hands-on experience in drug discovery, infectious diseases research, and antimicrobial resistance while working with advanced scientific instrumentation in a leading research institute.
- Position: Internship
- Subject Area: Pharmacology and Drug Discovery / Project Dissertation
- Location: Guwahati, Assam, India
- Job ID: Advertisement No. 583
About the Institute
The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, is an autonomous R&D Institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The Institute is engaged in frontier areas of research in the specific domain of Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, and Life Sciences. The Institute aims to contribute to basic sciences and develop technology using local resources through a strong interdisciplinary research approach across different divisions. The institute is equipped with modern and sophisticated instrumentation, including TEM, SEM, XRD, LCMS-MS, AFM, DNA Sequencer, and a computational facility for cutting-edge scientific research.
Subject Areas and Eligibility Criteria
The Institute invites applications against the available vacancies (2026-2027) for short-term summer internship/training (2 months) and project dissertation (6 months) in the following areas:
- Applied Microbiology and Biomedicine: M.Pharm, MS in Pharm
- Pharmacology and Drug Discovery: Pursuing: B.Pharm (Pharmacy)/ M.Pharm or M.S. Pharm (Any Branches)
- Biophysics; Cold Plasma Applications in Biology; Self-assembly: Pursuing M.Pharm
- Infectious Diseases, Quorum Sensing, Bacterial Biofilm, and Drug Discovery against Antimicrobial Resistance: Pursuing: B. Pharm or M. Pharm in Microbiology/ Biotechnology
- Plant Microbiology and Microbial Genetics: Pursuing: M.Pharm or M.S. Pharm (Any Branches)
How to Apply?
Interested candidates should apply online on the institute website within 15 days from the date of publication of the advertisement.
Incomplete applications and those received after the closing date will not be entertained. Candidates should submit a No Objection Certificate from the parent institute during online application submission. Those who are unable to submit NOC during the application process should upload a self-declaration certificate. NOC submission is compulsory before joining the internship/dissertation/training at IASST.
Selection Procedure
Selection will be based on merit (based on last semester marks)/interview, and the selected candidates’ list will be uploaded on the IASST website. The decisions of the admission committee will be final, and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Internship/Training Fee
- Candidates selected for the project dissertation will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 2500 per month towards laboratory/chemical/equipment handling costs.
- Candidates selected for short-term internship/training will not be charged any fee.
Accommodation
- Accommodation in the institute’s dormitory is subject to its availability on the joining date. Preference will be given to students from outside Guwahati.
- The internship/training programme will start from June 2026, and the dissertation from July 2026.
