The CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, offers opportunities to students to enrol for a Ph.D. programme starting in August. Apply now. www.cftri.com.

The CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Taramani, Chennai, offers research opportunities leading to a Ph.D. for young engineering postgraduates for the August session. Apply online before May 18. www.scrc.res.in, www.csir.res.in, http://acsir.res.in

The CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, has invited applications from candidates with consistently good academic record for admission to Ph.D. programmes in engineering. Last date: May 18. www.nmlindia.org, http://acsir.res.in

The CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, has invited applications for admission to a Ph.D. programme in Chemical, Physical, Biological, and Related Science areas. Apply now. www.ncl-india.org. http://acsir.res.in

The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, has invited applications for admission to M.Tech. programmes in Information Security, Data Engineering, Mobile Computing and VLSI and Embedded Systems. Last date: May 20. www.iiitd.ac.in/admission/ mtech/2012.

The Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, has invited applications for admission to its ME, M.Pharm., M.Tech., M.Sc., and MS courses and the Integrated M.Tech.-Ph.D. programme in Atmospheric Science and Engineering, Master of Urban Planning and so on. Apply now. www.bitmesra.ac.in.

The Geological Survey of India Training Institute, Hyderabad, has invited applications for admission to a post postgraduate diploma course in Geoinformatics in Earth Science. Last date: July 10. www.portal.gsi.gov.in.

The Institute of Fashion Technology, Vellimon West, Kundara, Kollam, under the Government of Kerala, has invited applications for admission to its diploma course in fashion design (three years) and postgraduate diploma course in Garment Manufacturing Technology (two years). www.iftk.ac.in. Last date: May 23.

The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, has invited applications for admission to its various courses, including B.Sc., BSEd, M.Sc. Audiology, M.Sc. Speech Language Pathology, MSEd Hearing Impairment and Ph.D. Audiology. Apply now. www.aiishmysore.in.