Institutes that provide fellowships/grants for scientific research in India-

 

http://www.icmr.nic.in/ - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi

http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi

http://dbtindia.nic.in/ - Department of Biotechnology, India


Official websites of various research institutes in India-

http://www.tifr.res.in - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

http://www.actrec.gov.in/ - The Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Mumbai

http://www.ncbs.res.in - National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore

http://www.iisc.ernet.in - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

http://www.nimhans.kar.nic.in - National Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore

http://www.jnu.ac.in - Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

http://www.nii.res.in -National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi

http://www.igib.res.in - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi

http://www.icgeb.res.in  - International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi

http://www.aiims.ac.in/ - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

http://www.ccmb.res.in - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad

http://www.cdfd.org.in/ - Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad

http://www.ncl-india.org - National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

http://www.nccs.res.in - National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune

http://www.nari-icmr.res.in - National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

http://www.isical.ac.in/ - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

http://www.boseinst.ernet.in - Bose Institute, Kolkata

http://www.iicb.res.in  - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata

http://www.imtech.res.in/ - Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh

http://www.ilsc.org -Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar

http://www.cdriindia.org/home.asp - Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

http://www.sgpgi.ac.in - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

 

The following sites can help you find a PhD or post-doc position abroad-

http://www.phds.org - University Rankings for various programs

http://www.toefl.org/ - Information about TOEFL

http://www.gre.org/ - Information about GRE

http://www.gradschools.com/ - information about graduate schools abroad

http://www.telejob.ch - Information about PhD and post-doc positions in Europe

 

These are some sites where you can find online notes on various topics. These notes are precise and very illustrative.

http://www.biozone.co.uk/OTHER_ONLINE_RESOURCES.html - This site gives you notes on all the topics in Biology- very informative and helpful site

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/- This site is a must see for any science enthusiast. It is a collection of still images, texts and movies covering the structure and functioning of a typical plant cell.