Admission will be given preferably to the applicants who are eligible for Institute fellowship or have qualified for External fellowship. However, admission may also be considered without fellowship. Students with external fellowship like JRF-NET are especially encouraged to apply.
Key Dates:
Application form is available in the Institute website for online submission
30 April 2024 (Tuesday) to 09 June 2024 (Sunday)
List of Departments: There are 20 departments where PhD Admission available.
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (BM)
Civil Engineering (CE)
Chemical Engineering (CH)
Ceramic Engineering (CR)
Computer Science & Engineering (CS)
Chemistry(CY)
Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Earth & Atmospheric Science ( ER )
Food Process Engineering(FP)
Humanities and Social Sciences (HS) – Economics, English, Sociology/Anthropology, Psychology, Sanskrit, Developmental Studies.
Industrial Design (ID)
Life Sciences (LS)
Mathematics (MA)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (MM)
Mining Engineering (MN)
Planning & Architecture (PA)
Physics and Astronomy (PH)
School of Management (SM)
Eligibility Conditions in Brief:
The minimum qualification required for admission to PhD programs in Engineering, Science, Planning & Architecture, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences is one of the following:
a) ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/MArch/MPlan/MDes in relevant discipline with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class in both BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/ BDes or equivalent, and ME/MTech/MScEngg/MPharm/MArch/MPlan/MDes from a recognized Technical Institute or University.
b) BE/BTech/BScEngg/MSc/BPharm/MCA/BArch/BDes or equivalent in relevant discipline with CGPA of 7.0 or 65% marks.
c) MSc in Basic Sciences with CGPA 7.0 or 65% marks in relevant disciplines. For applicants with valid GATE/NET/GPAT or equivalent score, requirement may be relaxed by maximum 0.5 CGPA or 5% marks.
d) MBBS/BVSc with CGPA 6.5 or 60% marks or 1st class.
Further, candidates having the following qualification can also apply for PhD in Management and Humanities & Social Sciences:
e) MA/MCom/MBA/MSc in Humanities and Social Sciences or Management or BTech with 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks or 1st class for PhD in Management, and Humanities and Social Sciences only.
For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer PhD Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of NIT