Mumbai, 28 August 2022: In India, there 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. These 23 Institutes of National Importance (INIs) offer Institute Fellowships to PhD Scholars.
IIT Bombay is expected to release information brochure for PhD Programme 2022-23 (Spring Semester) on 07 September 2022. The online application portal will open from 09 September 2022. The PhD classes will commence from 02 January 2023.
For the Academic Year 2022-23, IIT Bombay has announced the sanctioned strength for PhD Programme. The total PhD Intake capacity for AY 2022-23 is 445 as compared to 431 in the previous years. IIT Bombay will admit 445 PhD Scholars in AY 2022-23 through two Admission Semesters. For Autumn semester, the admission had closed.
Sanctioned Seats for PhD programmes in departments/Centres of IIT Bombay for AY22-23:
Aerospace Engineering -15
Biosciences and Bioengineering -18
Chemical Engineering -20
Chemistry – 26
Civil Engineering -22
Computer Science and Engineering -26
Earth Sciences-15
Electrical Engineering -38
Energy Science and Engineering -12
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English, Philosophy, Sociology, Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit) -22
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research -08
Mathematics -26
Mechanical Engineering -30
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science -22
Centre for Research for Nanotechnology & Science –
Physics -26
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research -08
Centre for Policy Studies –
Systems & Control Engineering -08
Education technology -08
Climate Studies-08
CESE (Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering) -11
Industrial Design Centre (IDC) -15
CSRE (Geoinformatics & Natural Research Engineering) -08
CRNTS (Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science) -08
CTARA (Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas) – 05
CUSE (Centre for Urban Science & Engineering) – 08
SJM School of Management- 18
CPS (Centre of Policy Studies) -08
C-MINDS- 08
KCDH – 6
Total- 445
Research Assistantship (RA): A candidate, selected for the Ph.D. Programme, at IIT Bombay will be eligible for the financial support under the RA category subject to the fulfilment of criteria.
The assistantship is payable for a maximum duration of 5 years or up to the thesis submission, whichever is earlier. The monthly rate of assistantship is Rs. 35,000/ for the first 2 years and enhanced rate of Rs. 39,000/ for the remaining period.
For further details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the PhD Admission Page of the official website of IIT Bombay.