New Delhi, 28 February 2025: In India, premier research and education institutes admit PhD scholars in two sessions. Now Admission for Semester I of 2025-26 session has commenced.
As on 28 February 2025, there are Four Top Universities in India have announced PhD Admission for Semester I 2025-26. These institutes offer attractive fellowships, popularly known as Institute Fellowships.
List of Top Universities/ Institutes where PhD Admission Open:
IISc Bangalore -23 March 2025
The University of Queensland and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Research Academy – 18 March 2025
IIT Gandhinagar- 26 March 2025
IIT Bombay – Monash Research Academy – 28 February 2025
IISc Bangalore Announces Admission for PG, PhD & UG programs for AY 2025-26
Bangalore, 24 February 2025: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India’s top ranked Research University, has announced Admission for UG/PG / PhD for the Academic Year 2025-26.
Admission notice released for the following programmes: (1) Research Programmes [Ph D/M Tech (Research)]; (2) External Registration Programme (ERP) [Ph D/M
Tech (Research) (3) Course Programmes in Engineering [M Tech/M Des/M Mgt/M. Tech through CFTI Mode/Joint M. Tech/ 1-Year M. Engg/ M. Tech/M. Des. for Sponsored candidates (Govt & PSU)]; (4) Course Programmes in Science [M Sc in Life Sciences/ M Sc in Chemical Sciences]; (5) Integrated Ph D Programmes; (6)B.Tech in Mathematics & Computing; and (7) Four-year BS. (Research)].
Key Dates:
Website opens for online submission of applications -04 February 2025:
Research
PG Course Programmes
Integrated PhD
Sponsored & ERP
Last date for online submission of applications (website closes at 23:59)- 23 March 2025
Mumbai, 03 January 2025: IIT Bombay – Monash Research Academy (The Academy) has invited applications from eligible candidates for PhD admission in various research programs for the session June 2025.
Key Dates:
Last date for applying to IITB Monash Research Academy December 2024 PhD intake is 28 February 2025.
Gandhinagar, 23 February 2025: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar invites applications from eligible BTech students for Start Early PhD Fellowship for July 2025.
Key Dates:
Application Open – 12 February 2025
Application Deadline – 26 March 2025 by 5:00 PM (IST)
Shortlisting announcement (Tentative) – 06 to 08 April 2025
IIT Delhi and The University of Queensland Invite Applications for Joint PhD Programme July 2025
New Delhi, 24 February 2025: The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have announced the beginning of the admission process for their prestigious joint PhD programme (July 2025 round).
The joint PhD programme is set to commence in July 2025, with the deadline for applications on 18th March 2025.
With over 100 students currently enrolled, the programme offers a unique academic experience, including a higher fellowship amount compared to regular domestic programmes.
For the interested candidates, information sessions are also going to be organised on 25th February and 4th March, 2025. They can register for the sessions by following this link: https://uqiitd.org/events/
Note: Candidates should refer the exact notification before applying any seats of any universities or institutes. On the basis of information available in the public domain, SkillOutlook has published this story.


