Only online applications will be accepted at https://i3cbricphd.rcb.ac.in/, which includes payment of an application fee of Rs. 500/-, if applicable. SC/ST/PwBD/EWS candidates are exempted from payment of the application fee. The selection process is likely to be as per the following schedule:
| Application deadline | 8 June |
| Intimation to shortlisted candidates for 1st interview (online) | 12 June |
| First interview (online) | 16-17 June |
| Announcement of results for candidates selected for 2nd interview | 20 June |
| Second interview (at RCB, in person) | 6-7 July |
| Declaration of final results | 8 July |
| Interaction of selected and waitlisted candidates with iBRIC+ institutions (in person at RCB) | 8-10 July |
| Deadline for selected candidates to accept offer by email and pay fees online | 13 July |
| Offers sent to waitlisted candidates | 14 July |
| Deadline for waitlisted candidates to accept offer by email and pay fees online (one day each for subsequent WLs until all seats are filled) | 14 July onward(TBA) |
| Registration, enrolment and fellowship activation of all scholars who have accepted the offer (at the allotted iBRIC+ institutions) | 14-31 July |
| All scholars report to RCB for orientation and commencement of the coursework | 3 August |
The selected students will be required to activate their respective Ph.D. fellowships directly through their respective parent iBRIC+ institutions. During the scholars' stay at RCB in the first semester, RCB will provide the monthly attendance record to the respective institutions to facilitate fellowship disbursement from the funding agencies. Selected students will be housed at RCB-administered accommodation for the first semester, during which all campus facilities available to RCB students will be made available. These include twin shared, off- campus leased accommodation, transport to and from the campus, meal facilities, access to campus medical and counselling facilities, and access to library, IT, and sports facilities.