2023 IIT Bhubaneswar PhD Admission Notification

 

Opening date for online application	:	17th March, 2023
Last date for submission of online application	:	17th April, 2023 11:00 PM

1) School of Basic Sciences:

Biosciences	Thrust Areas in Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology (i) Protein Chemistry & Spectroscopy, Structure-Function Elucidation of Various mycobacterial and mammalian Small Heat Shock Proteins, virulence and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, exploration of therapeutic potential of peptides, Investigation of Amyloid Fibrillation and their significance in preventing different amyloid diseases Thrust Areas in Cancer Biology (i) Role of AAA+ ATPases in cancer (ii) Cancer drug discovery (iii) Gastrointestinal (gastic/stomach, pancreatic and colorectal) cancers and gut microbiota (iv) Role of probiotics as biotherapeutics for colorectal cancer prevention Thrust Areas in Chemical and Molecular Biology (i) Structure function studies on peptide or protein binding G-protein Coupled Receptors, Molecular and Cellular Biology (ii) Rational Design of Peptide / Protein as Therapeutics (Antimicrobial / Antiviral / Anti-inflammatory) (iii) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Chemistry	Thrust Areas in Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry (i) Protein Chemistry & Spectroscopy, Structure-Function Elucidation of Various Small Heat Shock Proteins Related to Different Diseases (Cataract, Leprosy and Tuberculosis). (ii) AAA+ATPase, Screening and validation of Antibacterial and Anticancer drugs Thrust Areas in Inorganic Chemistry (i) Synthesis and Coordination Aspects of Homo and Heterometallic Complexes; Metal Based Anticancer/Imaging Agents; Functional Materials and Luminescent Materials; Nanoparticle Based Sensors. (ii) Biomedicinal Chemistry: T1, T2 and paraCEST based MRI contrast agent; Ionic Liquids: Applications in energy storage devices like Lithium Ion Batteries; Flourogenic and Chromogenic Chemosensor: Sensing and Bioimaging of cations, anions and some hazardous and explosive molecules/ions; Coordination Chemistry: Synthesis of [nxn] grid complexes of 3d/4f metal complexes and their magnetochemistry and Emission properties; Bioinorganic perspective of coordination complexes: Stabilization of unusually high oxidation states of metal ions. Thrust Areas in Organic Chemistry (i) Heterocyclic Chemistry, Asymmetric synthesis using chiral pool approach; Enantioselective catalysis and new reaction methods; New molecular entities with biological properties; Dipolar Cycloadditions; C-H functionalization, Pericyclic reactions, Metathesis, Umpolung chemistry, Radical chemistry, traditional & newer functional group transformations for application in marine alkaloids synthesis, terpenoids and polyketide based natural products, Anticancer and Antimicrobial activities of plant-derived natural products. (ii) Carbohydrate Chemistry, novel synthetic methods development, Bioactive Natural and Unnatural Products synthesis (iii) Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition through Solid State; Metal- Organic and Covalent Open Frame (MOF and COF) Compounds. (iv) Polymer chemistry: Synthesis of Chiral Polymers and their applications in chiral induction; Synthesis of Achiral and Chiral Resins and their applications in synthesis; PIL stabilized metal nanoparticles and their applications; Polyelectrolyte-DNA interaction studies; PILs for gas separation membranes; Synthesis of MIPs and resins for nuclear waste treatment; Synthesis of (RAFT derived) ionic, pH, temperature and solvent responsive homo- and block copolymers towards their self-assembling for drug delivery. (v) Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Peptides using CD, Fluorescence, ITC and NMR. Redesigning known drugs for other Therapeutic applications. Thrust Areas in Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (i) Molecular modelling; Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. (ii) Development and application of multi-configurational Quantum Mechanical Methods to study energetics and dynamics of bound and transient states; Investigation of photochemical reactions in the non-adiabatic ("beyond-Born- Oppenheimer") realm; Computational modelling of chemical reactions using quantum mechanical (QM) and mixed quantum mechanical - molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods; Investigation of bacterial resistance toward beta-lactam based antibiotic drugs using QM/MM methods.
Physics	Thurst Areas: (i) Accelerator based atomic, molecular and surface physics: Experimental Atomic-Molecular-Surface Physics, Molecular Electronics, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, nanomaterial, Biomolecules, Ion beam engineered quantum materials for energy and sensing applications, Design and fabrication of Accelerator based systems, Applications of energetic ion beam in atomic, molecular and surface phenomena, Synchrotron radiation based research, High energy charged particles use and associated instrumentation developments, Structural application, modification of materials and health/medical applications (ii) Atomistic Modeling and Molecular Simulations: Large Scale Quantum Simulations of Nanostructures, Quantum Transport in Graphene and 2-Dimensional mLayered Structures, Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics, Modeling of Biological Systems, Biophysics, Energy Materials, Magnetic Materials, Materials Modeling using Machine Learning. (iii) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: (a) Surface and Interface Physics: Growth, modification and novel applications and related fundamental and applied physics aspects leading to Quantum devices and technology. This includes, microscopy methods (use and development of novel methods), such as SEM, TEM, AFM, STM, Small angle X-Ray, XRD,, Raman, UV- Vis,), Synchrotron Radiation research, Ion beam applications (b) Strongly Correlated Electron Systems: High-temperature Superconductor, Multiferroics, and magnetoelectrics, topological phases of matter; Magnetism at the nanoscale, Anomalous Hall Effect in quantum materials, Bio Magnetism, 2D dilute magnetic semiconductors (c) Materials growth related Energy, Quantum technology and Strategic areas. (d) Device Physics: Fabrication, testing and prototyping of low-dimensional, nanostructurtual and quantum phenomena based devices and associated electronics, mechanical design of novel devices, Energy storage materials and devices, Flexible and Stretchable Devices, Biosensors, Neuromorphic devices and networks, photovoltaic and solar cell device, Light Emitting Devices (e) Energy storage materials and devices, Flexible and Stretchable Devices, Biosensors, Neuromorphic devices and networks, 2D materials, TMDs and heterostructures. (f) Soft condensed Matter, 2D dilute magnetic semiconductor, photovoltaic and solar cell device, Light Emitting Devices, Bio Magnetism. (iv) Experimental High Energy Physics: Rare B and charm decays (v) Nanophotonics and Plasmonics: Coupling Photonic nanostructures to Nanowaveguides and resonators; Semi-Classical and Quantum Interferometers; Structured Light; Flexible and Wearable Photonics; Instrumentation for Industrial Applications; Agriphotonics; Optical Devices; Biosensing (vi) Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics/Statistical Mechanics: Quantum Dissipation & Decoherence, Open quantum system, Quantum Transport, Nonequilibrium Phenomena like study of first passage properties (Classical & Quantum ), persistence and related topics, Topological Order, Integrable systems (vii) Theoretical High Energy Physics: Classical and Quantum Gravity, Mathematical Physics, String Theory, Black Hole Thermodynamics and Phase transitions, AdS/CFT Correspondence, Quantum Field Theory and gauge theory, Mathematical aspect of QCD, Quantum Computation and Quantum Error Correction.
Mathematics	Complex Analysis, Complex Dynamics and Fractals, Functional Analysis, Vibrational inequalities, Complementarity problems, Algebra, Combinatorial Matrix Theory, Spectral Graph Theory, Data mining, and Portfolio Analysis, Soft Computing, Optimization Theory, Numerical Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Bio-fluid dynamics, Computational Fluid dynamics, Numerical Methods for PDEs, Probability Theory and Random Matrix Theory, Queueing Theory, Stochastic models, Applied Probability, Control of Queues

2) School of Earth, Ocean & Climate Sciences: 

Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Satellite and Physical Oceanography; Ocean Dynamics; Monsoon; Extreme Weather Events; Atmosphere and Ocean Modeling; Aerosols; Energy and Climate; Urban Weather and Climate.
Geology	Structural Geology; Landslides; Micropalaeontology; Sedimentology; Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology; Hydrogeochemisty; Geothermics; Environmental Geochemistry

3) School of Electrical Sciences:

Computer Science	Wireless Sensor Networks, Multimedia Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-Physical Systems, Intelligent Multi-Robot Systems, Internet-of-Things, Trustable Distributed Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Complex Networks, Computer Vision, AI for Visual Surveillance, Computer Vision for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Software Defined Networks, Game Theory for Security, Trusted Computing, Networks and Security, Cryptography, Testing and verification of AI/ML based systems, Model driven Software Engineering and DSLs, Software Testing, Formal methods: Specification, verification and synthesis, Distributed Algorithms, Time-Varying Network Algorithms.
Electronics and Communication Engineering	AI Hardware Accelerators, Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, Antennas and Arrays, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Biomedical Signal Processing, Cognitive Radio, Computer Vision, Digital Signal Processing, Digital VLSI, Fiber Wireless Networks, Hardware-Software Co-Design, Image and Video Processing, Information Theory and Coding, Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Microwave Communication, Multimedia, Next Generation Communication Systems, Optical Communication, Radar and Sonar Systems, RF Circuits and Systems, Speech Processing, Wireless Communications, Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless/RF CMOS VLSI Design.
Electrical Engineering	Power Systems, Power Transmission and Distribution Protection, Power Electronics and Drives, Power Quality, Renewable and Distributed Generation, High Voltage Engineering, System Modelling and Control, Smart Grid, Power System Operations, Control System and Electric Vehicle.

4) School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management:

Economics	Open macroeconomics and Natural Resource Economics. Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change and Rural Development, Mining Economics, Financial Management, Health Economics, Transportation Economics, Financial Economics, Behavioural Economics, Energy Economics & Health Economics
English	Commonwealth Studies, Indian Diaspora Literature, Travel Writings/Autobiographies/Memoirs, Indian Writing in English, Postcolonial World Literature, Native North American Literature, Indigenous Literature Written in English, Indian Writing in English, ELT, Cross-cultural Communication, Business Communication,Eco Lit, Memory Studies .
Psychology	Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurolinguistics, Consumer Behaviour

5) School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering):

1. Water Resources Engineering:	Hydraulics, Hydrology, Watershed Management
2. Structural Engineering:	Structural Dynamics, Concrete Technology, Mechanics of laminated composites, Solid and Structural Mechanics, Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction. Structural health monitoring optimisation, Retrofitting of heritage structures, Non-local theory and constitutive modelling.
3. Geotechnical Engineering:	Dynamics of Soil and Foundation, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Soil-structure Interaction, Ground Improvement, Offshore Geotechnology, Environmental Geotechnics
4. Transportation Engineering:	Public Transportation, Travel Behaviour Analysis, Traffic Engineering, Intelligent Transportation System, Performance Based Geometric Design of Highways, Road Safety, Characterization of Alternative Materials for Road Construction, Bitumen Rheology and Ageing of Bitumen, Sustainable Design of Low Volume Roads, Transportation Geotechnics, Clogging Evaluation of Pervious Concrete Pavements, Urban Heat Island Effect and Mitigation through Cool Pavement Technologies.
5. Environmental Engineering:	Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Management, waste to Energy Sustainable natural wastewater treatment.

6) School of Mechanical Sciences:

Mechanical Engineering

Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Large Eddy Simulation, Fluid-structure interaction, Aero and hydrodynamic propulsion, Heat Transfer, Inverse Heat Transfer, Two Phase Heat Transfer, Bio-Heat Transfer, Thermal System Optimization, Radiation Heat Transfer in Participating Medium, Conjugate Heat Transfer, Thermal energy storage system, modelling of cryopreservation, Atmospheric Radiation, Acoustics, Composite Materials, Sandwich Structures, Fracture Mechanics, Composite Materials, Smart Composite Structures, Vibration, Solid Mechanics, Robotics, Biologically inspired robotics, Human assistive devises, Industrial Noise Control, Condition Monitoring, Multiscale methods for Fracture, Molecular Dynamics; Fracture in Multiphysics problems; structural dynamics, Non-linear elasticity, Mechanics of inflatable structures, Experimental modal analysis, Sensors, Conventional Machining, Modelling & Simulation of Machining Process, Sustainable Machining, Machining of Super alloys, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Cellular Manufacturing, Reverse Engineering, Laser Material Processing, Laser based additive manufacturing/cladding, Pulse Heat Transfer in Manufacturing Analysis, Non-conventional Machining, Hybrid machining techniques, Machining of ceramic and hard materials, Surface texturing, Micro-machining and Tribology. Dissimilar high strength alloy welding, Hot wire TIG welding of super alloys, Modelling of arc welding processes, residual stress and distortion control in welded structures, TIG cladding and laser treatment for cutting tool life enhancement, Residual stress control in multi-metallic wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), LVOF and HVOF based TBC and wear resistance coating, Modelling and Friction stir welding (FSW) of Al and Mg alloys, FSW tool design, residual stress control in friction stir welded joints, investment casting of high temperature alloys, manufacturability and synthesis of in-situ MMC of Al and Mg alloys.

 7) School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 

Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Additive Manufacturing, Phase-field modelling of microstructural evolution; Advanced composite materials, Biomaterials and Biomechanics; Aluminium-based alloys and composites, Recycling of aluminium alloys, Semisolid metal processing, Tribology of aluminium alloys; Process metallurgy, Iron and Steel Making, Non-ferrous Extractive Metallurgy, Stainless steel and Ferroalloy Production, Process Optimization, Chaos control and dynamic process control, Application of AI techniques; Processing, Characterization and Modelling of High Entropy Alloys; Coatings for technological applications, Corrosion of advanced materials, Powder metallurgy of nanocrystalline materials, Surface engineering; Development of materials characterization facilities, Energy materials, Batteries, Eletro-spraying, Multi-ferroic oxide solar cells and Conventional solar cells. Ab-initio studies in functional and energy materials, Thermoelectric materials, Thermal and electrical properties of nanostructured materials, Doping modulation and compositional tailoring in materials; Friction Stir Welding, Hybrid joining; Recrystallization behaviour and grain boundary engineering, Severe plastic deformation of light metals and alloys, Strain-rate sensitivity in metals and alloys, Superplasticity, Virtual characterization using crystal plasticity based finite element modelling

 

(A) Eligibility Criteria for Institute Scholar:

Candidates who possess the qualifications as mentioned below are eligible for admission into the Ph. D. Programme for full-time with Institute Research Assistantship or UGC/CSIR-NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or any other doctoral fellowship offered by Govt. of India (GoI), as the case is applicable. A relaxation of up to 5% marks in all academic examination levels is permitted for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

 

(B) Eligibility Criteria for Sponsored Scholar:

The sponsored candidates are not eligible for Institute Research Assistantship; but they must meet the same requisite standards of marks/grades in their qualifying degree and other examinations as mentioned above. They must also be in continuous service for at least three (3) years in any one of the following organizations, where appropriate R & D facilities exist:

1. Departments and Ministries of the Government of India or any other government organization.
2. Established industrial research and developmental organizations.
3. Recognized autonomous bodies and public undertakings.
4. Recognized universities/colleges.

(C) Eligibility Criteria for Project Scholar:

The scholars working in sponsored research projects at IIT Bhubaneswar can apply for the Ph.D Programme if they meet the applicable eligibility criteria for admission and have at least two years of fellowship tenure remaining, counting from the academic session or semester in which they are seeking admission. If such a candidate intends to be considered for Institute Research Assistantship after the tenure of the project is over, he/she must present a valid GATE score at that point of time or provide the evidence of a valid GATE score used in the year of admission into M.Tech. or equivalent programme.

Programme wise Eligibility Criteria:

Programme	Eligibility Criteria
Ph.D. (Engineering)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in M. Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with a  valid GATE score in the year of admission into the M. Tech. programme. OR B. Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with minimum 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) with a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. All candidates must have a consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. OR Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in Master of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record and a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in 10 point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.
Ph.D. (Basic Science)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master’s or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF.
Ph.D. (Geoscience)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's or equivalent degree in Geology/Geophysics/Earth Science. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF/INSPIRE.
Ph.D. (Climate Sciences)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's or equivalent degree in Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Oceanography/ Meteorology/ Marine Science/ Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences/Earth Science/ Mechanical/ Civil/ Electrical/ ECE/ Geoinformatics/ Remote Sensing/ Computer Science. Provisional certificate is acceptable. OR B. Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with minimum 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) with a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. All candidates must have a consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with Mathematics as a compulsory subject. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences (XE-H) or Valid GATE from other appropriate disciplines or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF/INSPIRE, or any other National Fellowship.
Ph.D. (HSS&M)	Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's degree in appropriate discipline. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted. The candidate must be UGC-NET(JRF and LS) qualified.

N.B. 5% relaxation of marks in all academic examination would be granted to the SC/ST/PwD candidates compared to the General/OBC (NCL) candidates. This is applicable to all candidates.

 

Application Fee (Non-refundable):

For General and OBC Candidates	:	Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only)
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates	:	Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Only)

N.B.

• Application Fee (Non- refundable): USD 50 for all category (Foreign Nationals).
• Application fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
• Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

(A) Eligibility Criteria for Institute Scholar:

Candidates who possess the qualifications as mentioned below are eligible for admission into the Ph. D. Programme for full-time with Institute Research Assistantship or UGC/CSIR-NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or any other doctoral fellowship offered by Govt. of India (GoI), as the case is applicable. A relaxation of up to 5% marks in all academic examination levels is permitted for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

 

(B) Eligibility Criteria for Sponsored Scholar:

The sponsored candidates are not eligible for Institute Research Assistantship; but they must meet the same requisite standards of marks/grades in their qualifying degree and other examinations as mentioned above. They must also be in continuous service for at least three (3) years in any one of the following organizations, where appropriate R & D facilities exist:

1. Departments and Ministries of the Government of India or any other government organization.
2. Established industrial research and developmental organizations.
3. Recognized autonomous bodies and public undertakings.
4. Recognized universities/colleges.

(C) Eligibility Criteria for Project Scholar:

The scholars working in sponsored research projects at IIT Bhubaneswar can apply for the Ph.D Programme if they meet the applicable eligibility criteria for admission and have at least two years of fellowship tenure remaining, counting from the academic session or semester in which they are seeking admission. If such a candidate intends to be considered for Institute Research Assistantship after the tenure of the project is over, he/she must present a valid GATE score at that point of time or provide the evidence of a valid GATE score used in the year of admission into M.Tech. or equivalent programme.

Programme wise Eligibility Criteria:

Programme	Eligibility Criteria
Ph.D. (Engineering)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in M. Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with a  valid GATE score in the year of admission into the M. Tech. programme. OR B. Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with minimum 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) with a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. All candidates must have a consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. OR Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in Master of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record and a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in 10 point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.
Ph.D. (Basic Science)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master’s or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF.
Ph.D. (Geoscience)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's or equivalent degree in Geology/Geophysics/Earth Science. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF/INSPIRE.
Ph.D. (Climate Sciences)	Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's or equivalent degree in Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Oceanography/ Meteorology/ Marine Science/ Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences/Earth Science/ Mechanical/ Civil/ Electrical/ ECE/ Geoinformatics/ Remote Sensing/ Computer Science. Provisional certificate is acceptable. OR B. Tech./B.E. or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with minimum 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) with a valid GATE score or having secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF. All candidates must have a consistently good academic record. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree in appropriate discipline with Mathematics as a compulsory subject. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted.  The candidate must have a valid GATE score in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences (XE-H) or Valid GATE from other appropriate disciplines or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF/INSPIRE, or any other National Fellowship.
Ph.D. (HSS&M)	Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in the Master's degree in appropriate discipline. Provisional certificate is acceptable. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) is required in all other examinations. A single relaxation up to 10% marks either at Xth or XIIth level examination or equivalent is permitted. The candidate must be UGC-NET(JRF and LS) qualified.

N.B. 5% relaxation of marks in all academic examination would be granted to the SC/ST/PwD candidates compared to the General/OBC (NCL) candidates. This is applicable to all candidates.

 

Application Fee (Non-refundable):

For General and OBC Candidates	:	Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only)
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates	:	Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Only)

N.B.

• Application Fee (Non- refundable): USD 50 for all category (Foreign Nationals).
• Application fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
• Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

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2023 IIT Gandhinagar PhD Admission Notification

 IIT Gandhinagar invites applications from highly motivated students for admission to its PhD programme for the academic year 2023-24

Important Dates

25 March 2023: Application Deadline

03 April 2023: Announcement of the Shortlisted Candidates

15-21 April 2023: Written Examinations/Interviews

4 May 2023: Announcement of Results (Tentative)

PHD PROGRAMMES

Biological Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science & Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics

Cognitive Science

Earth Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Philosophy | Political Science | Social Epidemiology

Sociology | Literature | Archaeology | Development Economics

HIGHLIGHTS

Financial support of up to INR 2 lakh is available for full time students for presenting their research

work at international conferences. A support of up to US $12,500 may be considered for full time PhD students for doing research work at the best Universities/Labs abroad for a period of 4 to 6 months.

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2023 PhD Admission In IIM Ranchi

The Ph.D programme of IIM Ranchi has the objective of developing outstanding scholars for teaching or research careers at business schools/universities or management research institutions or careers in Government, industry, NGOs or for that matter any organization that requires advanced analytical and research capabilities. To accomplish this, the Ph.D. will seek to admit students who have a strong academic background, are highly motivated and who have the intellectual curiosity to undertake original research and provide them with knowledge and research skills that can make them specialized researchers with sufficient depth of knowledge in the various existing and emerging management knowledge domains.

Ph.D. in IIM Ranchi is an academic programme, which may require a minimum of four years to complete. Students have to undertake first two years of rigorous course work, followed by at least two additional years for completing the research work with dissertation. The first year of the course work is common with IIM Ranchi’s Post Graduate Programme and is aimed at providing a participant with a broad understanding of the field of management. The Second Year of the coursework is to ensure that candidates develop deep understanding in their knowledge domain and ability to do rigorous research in their chosen area of specialization. The Area Comprehensive Examination at the end of the second year is designed to assess whether the candidate has acquired requisite level of proficiency in his/her area of specialization. In the subsequent years, the candidate works on the doctoral dissertation which is expected to be an original contribution in the area of management.

Students admitted to the programme receive comprehensive financial support that covers all academic and living costs. The Institute has excellent library, computing and faculty resources.

Students can apply to the following areas of specialization:

• Accounting & Finance
• Economics
• General Management -Business Law, Business Ethics, Regulatory Environment & Business Communication 
• Information Systems & Business Analytics
• Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management

Eligibility

A candidate for the programme must have one of the following qualifications obtained from any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE, or any equivalent qualification from recognized foreign universities or institutions.

i) Master’s degree or Post Graduate Diploma or its equivalent in any discipline with first class

OR

ii) B.Tech/ 4 Years Degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent

OR

Any professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/CS with a B.Com/ Degree with minimum 55% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average.

In addition, the candidate must have secured a minimum of 55% marks (or equivalent) in all their public examinations starting with the secondary level. Work experience in industry or academics, though not mandatory, will be given due credit in the selection process.

Those who are appearing for their final year examination in the current academic year may also apply. However, their admission to the programme will be provisional subject to their successful completion of all requirements for obtaining the relevant degree before 30th June 2023.

Age Limit

A candidate must not be more than 55 years of age as on 30th June, 2023.

Reservation Policy:

As per the Government of India norms.

Selection Process:

Candidates who fulfil the above eligibility criteria stated above are required to take Common Admission Test (CAT) held by the IIMs. Alternatively, those who have qualified in GATE, GRE, GMAT and NET-JRF (UGC/CSIR) examinations can also apply in the relevant area of specialization. Scores of any of these examinations including CAT taken during the last two years (i.e., on 1st July, 2021 or after) will be considered valid for the admission in Ph.D. Candidates who have already obtained a one/two year full-time classroom-based Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or in any specialized area of management (e.g., PGD in HRM, Agri-Business Management etc.) from any of the IIMs with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent in last four years preceding 30th June, 2023 are exempted from this requirement, and can apply directly through the prescribed Application Form.

The candidates short-listed on the basis of their academic record and performance in the competitive examinations mentioned above will be called for a seminar and personal interview for final selection in April/May 2023 and the successful candidates will receive admission offer by the end of May 2023.

Financial and Other Supports

IIM Ranchi has excellent facilities in library, computing and faculty resources.

IIM Ranchi provides comprehensive financial and other support to the Ph.D. students as indicated below:

• Financial Support for 4 years.
• Tuition Waiver for the entire program.
• Rent free accommodation for bachelor and married single students on campus.
• Stipend of Rs 30000 per month for the first two years. After qualifying the Comprehensive examinations at the end of the second year, the monthly stipend will be raised to Rs. 35000 per month for the remaining period.
• Contingency allowance of Rs. 100000/- spread over 4 years for the purchase of books, stationary, printer, pen drives, computer tablet, internal/external hard disks, security software, operating software, field visits.
• Rs. 50000/- in the first year/ second year for the purchase of computer and software and other peripherals.
• Financial Support in presenting papers in 4 Domestic and 1 International Conference, conference grant in first four years.

The Ph.D. participants have to pay for all consumables which includes stationery, utility charges in hostels, boarding charges etc.

How to Apply Click here (Only online applications will be accepted.)

The last date for receiving the completed application form is March 27, 2023.

Candidates applying with GATE 2023 Score should apply only after getting the score card.

Address:

Doctoral Programme Office

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi

Prabandhan Nagar, 

Nayasarai Road,

Ranchi 834 004, Jharkhand, India

City Office:-

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi 

Suchana Bhawan,

5th Floor, Audrey House Campus,

Meur’s Road, Ranchi – 834 008

Website: http://www.iimranchi.ac.in/

Email: office.fpm@iimranchi.ac.in

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2023 MGU Kerala PhD Admission Notification And Details

 

Important Dates

Ph.D Entrance Examination 2023 Click here Last date for submission of application is extended up to 22.04.2023 28.04.2023  Click here The exam has been rescheduled to 20.05.2023 and 21.05.2023. Hall tickets for the same will be available from 10.05.2023  Click here

1. Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the Ph.D Entrance Examination 2023 (Written Aptitude Test ) for determining eligibility for admission to Full-time/Part-time research leading to Ph.D Degree.
2. Offline applications will not be accepted
3. The University reserves the right to reject any application for proper reasons adduced therewith without prior notice
4. Candidates awaiting results of their Post Graduate Examination are permitted to appear in the Entrance Test for the Ph.D Programme. However, such candidates shall submit the Provisional / Original Certificate obtained at the time of the Doctoral Interview.
5. The validity of the results of the candidates of the Ph.D Entrance Test will be two successive chances from the date of publication of the Test results.
6. Admission of Written Aptitude Test is only provisional. Qualifying in the Ph.D Entrance Examination alone does not imply that the candidates have become eligible for Ph.D registration in the University which will be subject to verification of the original certificates, fulfilling other eligibility criteria at the time of Doctoral Interview and the vacancies existing under each subject. This is only an Aptitude Test and eligible candidates have to apply separately at the time of registration to the Programmes.
7. The mode of Entrance Test for admission to Ph.D Programme ,2023 is as follows.

Duration of Examination	:	3hrs
Maximum Marks	:	100
PART -A
Objective Type Questions (50 Nos.) Covering various areas of the subject (1 mark for each question)	:	50 Marks
PART -B
Short answer questions: 14 Numbers	:	50 Marks
(Out of which 10 numbers have to be answered, 5 marks for each question)
For assessing advanced knowledge in Research Methodology

Admission to entrance test is only provisional. Pass in entrance test is not a guarantee to admission for PhD programme, which will be subject to verification of the original certificates and fulfilling other eligibility criteria at the time of Doctoral interview.

8. For enquiries: aca14@mgu.ac.in

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2023 IIT Hyderabad PhD Admission Notification

 The last date of application for PhD July 2023 admissions is 25th April 2023.

PhD Program on following streams

Artificial Intelligence

Biomedical Engineering

Biotechnology

Climate Change

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Department of Chemistry

Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Design

Electrical Engineering

Entrepreneurship and Management

Department of Liberal Arts

Department of Mathematics

Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Physics

 Procedure for Submitting the Application Please fill and submit in the online application form available on the Institute website: https://iith.ac.in/phdadmissions/

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2023 IIT Guwahati PhD Admission Notification

 

1.      Important Dates

 

Event	Date
Opening of Application Portal for Submission of Applications	March 24, 2023
Closing of Application Portal	05:00 PM on April 20, 2023
Selections will be conducted during	15 May to 15 June, 2023
Registration of New PhD, Dual Degree, MA, MSc, MBA, MTech, MDes and MS(R) students	July 24, 2023 (Tentative)
Orientation for New Students	July 25, 2023 (Tentative)
Classes will be starting from July 26, 2023 (Tentative). For further details, please refer to Academic Calendar
For detailed schedule of selections, follow the regular updates on this website and application portal

 

 

2.      Information of Programmes/Disciplines/Eligibility

 

Programmes	Disciplines/Eligibility	URL
·  PhD ·  Dual MTech+PhD ·  Dual MS+PhD	Disciplines and Various Schemes	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/doctoral/disciplines.php
	Eligibility	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/doctoral/eligibility.php
·  MS(R) ·  MTech ·  MDes ·  MA	Disciplines	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/master/disciplines.php
	Eligibility	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/master/eligibility.php

 

 

3.      Important Information

 

Information	URL
Studentship Categories	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/doctoral/studentship.php
Reservation of Seats	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/imp_info/reservation.php
Important Information on ·         Tie Breaking Rules ·         COAP ·         Cautionary Information	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/imp_info/imp_info.php
Fee Structure	https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/imp_info/fee.php

4.      Summary of Advertised Programmes vs Disciplines

 

Departments/Schools/Centres	PhD					Dual Degree	MS(R)	MTech	MDes	MA
	Regular Seats	CSIR/UGC Special Scheme	Inter- disciplinary	JDP with IIT(BHU)	Project Mode
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering	√	√	√					·  BioTech ·  BioEngg
Department of Civil Engineering	√		√	√				√
Department of Computer Science and Engineering	√		√		√	√		√
Department of Chemical Engineering	√		√		√			√
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering	√		√	√	√	√		√
Department of Mechanical Engineering	√		√	√				√
Department of Design	√				√				·  Design ·  EDP
Department of Physics	√	√
Department of Chemistry	√		√	√
Department of Mathematics	√
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences	√									·  LA ·  DS
School of Agro and Rural Technology	√							√
Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology	√			√				√
School of Business	√
Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	√
School of Energy Science and Engineering	√			√			√
Center for Nanotechnology	√
Center for the Environment	√
Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems	√
Center for Disaster Management and Research	√						√
Centre for Sustainable Polymers	√						√
Center for Linguistic Science and Technology	√
Center for Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems	√							√
Center for Sustainable Water Research	√
Interdisciplinary							E- Mobility	·  Data Science; ·  Food Science & Technology

5.      Application Process

 

1. Applications for Doctoral/MTech/MDes/MS(R)/MA programmes should be submitted only online through the Application Portal: https://www.iitg.ac.in/admission

2. Applications will not be accepted in any other mode.

3. Before submission of applications, please go through the information provided on this admission website carefully.

4. Candidates need to register only once on the Application Portal. Under the same login, candidates can submit applications to multiple programmes and disciplines. But, application fee should be paid separately for each application.

5.       Submission of online application is a three step process. Unless all the three steps are completed, the application will not be treated as complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered for processing. ·        Step-1: Personal information including the educational qualifications. ·        Step-2: Selection of programme. ·        Step-3: Online payment of application fee.

6. For submission of applications to different programmes and disciplines, the candidates have to repeat step-2 and step-3.

7.       Application & Processing Fee: In step-3 of the online application process, each candidate needs to make payment of application (processing) fee online as per the following: ·        All Female Candidates : Rs.150/- ·        All Transgender Candidates : Rs.150/- ·        All SC/ ST/ PwD Candidates : Rs.150/- ·        All Other Candidates : Rs.300/-

8. Applications without successful (online) payment of application fee shall be rejected.

 

6.      Selection Process

1. Applications of the candidates which are complete in all respects are considered valid.

2. For each programme, the respective department/school/centre will process the valid applications discipline wise and/or specialization wise.

3. MEC: The applicants who do not satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria and norms will not be considered for shortlisting/selection process.

4. Shortlisting: The Institute reserves the right to consider a limited number of eligible candidates for selection process by setting additional shortlisting criteria based on the performance in GATE/NET/CEED, grades/marks in the qualifying degree examination and/or other educational qualifications starting from Class 10.

5. The shortlisted candidates shall be considered for the selection process.

6. Selections for MA/MDes/MS(R)/PhD/Dual Master’s + PhD programmes shall be based on the performance of candidates in the previous educational qualifications and in the written test and/or interview conducted by the respective department/school/centre.

7.       i) COAP: Regular category seats for GATE qualified candidates in the following disciplines of MTech programme shall be offered through COAP (https://coap.iitkgp.ac.in/): a)      Biotechnology b)      Bioengineering c)      Civil Engineering d)      Computer Science and Engineering e)      Chemical Engineering f)        Electronics and Electrical Engineering g)      Mechanical Engineering h)      Data Science i)        Robotics and Artificial Intelligence j)        Biomedical Science and Engineering Such applicants have to follow the COAP schedule for accepting the offered seats. Selection of such applicants will be, typically, based on only GATE score. However, for certain disciplines/specializations, the department/school/centre, may also decide to conduct written test and/or interview (which will carry a maximum of 30% weightage).

ii) Selections for other categories (regular with IIT Degree, and non-regular) for the MTech programmes listed above (in point (i)), and for all categories for all other MTech programmes shall be based on the performance of candidates in the previous educational qualifications and in the written test and/or interview conducted by the respective department/school/centre.

8.       Mode of Selection: The selection for a particular programme and discipline will be conducted in one of the following modes, as decided by the respective department/school/centre: ·        Offline: All stages of the selection process shall be completely offline for which the candidates have to come to the campus and participate in the selection process. ·        Online: All stages of the selection process shall be completely online through video conferencing through MS Teams, G-Meet, etc., as per the convenience. For no stage of the selection the candidates need to come to the campus. ·        Hybrid: Some stages of the selection process shall be Online and some stages of the selection process shall be Offline. At every stage, selection process shall be either Online or Offline for ALL the candidates shortlisted for that stage. That is, in a particular stage, it is not permitted to conduct the selection Online for one candidate and Offline for another candidate. ·        An example for hybrid mode: In stage-1, all shortlisted candidates shall face screening interviews online. Then, in stage-2, all those candidates who are further shortlisted in stage-1 shall be called for final interviews which will be held offline on the campus. The mode of selection might vary from one department to the other department/school/centre. Also, it may vary from one programme to the other programme within the department/school/centre. The mode of selection for a particular programme and discipline will be announced along with the schedule of selections.

9. For PhD programme, the shortlisting and the selection may be done specialization wise by the respective department/school/centre.

10. Applicants have to visit this website and websites of respective department/school/centres regularly for information regarding shortlisting and selection of candidates. No personalized information can be expected in this regard. IIT Guwahati will not be responsible for delayed response from the applicants.

11. The results of shortlisting and selection shall be announced on the Application Portal. The applicants may login to the portal and check the results.

12. For any queries on the shortlisting/selections, the applicants can contact the DPPC/SPPC/CPPC Secretary or the Head of the Department/School/Centre. Click here for Contact Details.

 

7.      Results and Acceptance of Seats

1. The candidates can check the updates on shortlisting/selections on the Application Portal. The applicants may login to the portal and check the updates from time to time.

2. The candidates who have participated in the selection process can check the status of the results on their login to the application portal. The result information includes whether the candidate is Qualified or Not. If qualified, whether a seat is offered or in wait-list. If wait-listed, the current wait-list number for OPEN seat as well as reserved category seat, if any.

3. The candidates who were offered seats have to accept the seats by making the payment of requisite fee before the last date mentioned there. Otherwise, the seats will be offered to those next in the waiting list.

4. The selection is provisional, subject to production of all the relevant documents at the time of admission.

5. The selection may be cancelled at any point if the candidature is found to be against the ordinances, rules and regulations of the Institute.

6. Selected candidates whose qualifying degree results are awaited shall have to produce their original Pass Certificates and Mark Sheets as per the timelines decided by the Academic Affairs Section.

7. After accepting the offered seat by paying the requisite fee, if a candidate wants to withdraw, he/she can express the same on the application portal latest by 15 July 2023.

8. If the withdrawal request is received by 15 July 2023, a sum of Rs. 1,000/- only shall be deducted from the fee deposited. In case of late requests, only refundable portion of the fee deposited shall be returned. Applicable refund amount shall be sent from IIT Guwahati in October 2023.

9. For dates of registration and start of classes, please see the important dates column.

10. For notification regarding candidates selected for admission, admission offer letter, etc., IIT Guwahati will NOT send any hard copy letter to the candidates by post.

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