Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology imparts training to doctoral students in an academic program linked to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Besides, the Centre also trains post-doctoral fellows though training programs sponsored by CSIR, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi. On an average at any given point of time there are over 100 such researchers at the CCMB, including guest workers from various institutions. 

The students enrolled in academic programs require to have strong motivation to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph.D degree. The projects offered for Ph.D cover specialized areas of 

1. Biotechnology and Biomedicine

2. Genetics and Evolution

3. Cell Biology and Development

4. Molecular Biology

5. Biochemistry and Biophysics

6. Infectious Diseases, and

7. Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology. 


Besides the doctoral and post-doctoral programs, the CCMB also conducts regular workshops, a 2-week international training program (during the last week of February), and several technology awareness programs, every year.