The School of Oceanography of AcSIR is located within the campus of the CSIR- National Institute Oceanography (Goa). This is the only facility in CSIR family dealing with oceans. Started in 2011, the NIO-AcSIR is gaining strength by every passing year. The uniqueness of the 20 Credit course is shipboard training of the students to understand the ocean as one sees it.
| Process | During |
|---|---|
| Advertisement in National newspapers | 07-Sep-2025 |
| Last date for submitting online applications | 31-Oct-2025 |
| Screening of applications and intimation to students | 27-Oct-2025 - 18-Nov-2025 |
| Aptitude test/Interview to be held in CSIR-NIO in Goa | 24-Nov-2025 - 22-Dec-2025 |
| Declaration of results | 29-Dec-2025 |
| Enrollment of students | 09-Jan-2026 - 20-Jan-2026 |
| Beginning of Session / course work | 21-Jan-2026 - 27-Jan-2026 |
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Oceanography | 04 |
| Research Methodology | 01 |
| Oceanographic Observations, Sampling and Safety (onboard Ship) |
03 |
| Project Proposal and Review Article | 04 |
| CSIR-800 Societal Program | 04 |
| Optional Subjects: | |
| Any number of Optional subjects | 04 |
| 20 Credits |
| Course 1 | Research Methodology- RM | 04 Credits |
| Research Publications and Ethics- RPE | 02 Credits | |
| Course 2 | Introduction to Oceanography | 02 Credits |
| Course 3 | Advanced Course | 06 Credits |
| Course 4 | Societal Program: Problem Understanding and Analysis | 04 Credits |
| 18 Credits | ||
A student has to complete a minimum 20 Credits as part of course work before she/he is eligible to submit doctoral thesis. Of these 16 credits needs to be completed before the Comprehensive examination slated at the end of second semester. The subject 5 may be completed anytime before appearing for Open Colloquium. 1 Credit = 14 hours of Lecture or Tutorial or 28 hours of Practical or any combination of these three. A student however can pursue courses of more than 20 credits by taking additional Optional subjects of her/his choice in a bid to learn more, but anything in excess of 20 credits will not be considered for examination. The extra credits will however be indicated in the final mark-sheet as additional subjects, but would have no relevance to final grading.
A student has to complete a minimum 18 Credits as part of course work before she/he is eligible to submit doctoral thesis. Of these 14 credits needs to be completed before the Comprehensive examination slated at the end of second semester. The Course 4 may be completed anytime before appearing for Open Colloquium. 1 Credit = 14 hours of Lecture or Tutorial or 28 hours of Practical or any combination of these three.
| Exam | During |
|---|---|
| Mid Semester examination | 06-Oct-2023 - 13-Oct-2023 |
| Session Ends | 08-Dec-2023 |
| End Semester Examination | 08-Dec-2023 |
| Grades Finalization | 08-Jan-2024 |
| Publication of Grades | 12-Jan-2024 |



