Mumbai, 06 April 2026: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, an Institute of National Importance, has announced PhD Admission for Autumn Semester 2026-27.
Total Seats: The total number of vacant seats are 494 seats with Teaching Assistantship.
PhD Admission is available in the following categories:
Teaching Assistantship (TA) [Financial support as per MHRD norm]
Research Assistantship (RA)
Teaching / Research Assistantship Through Project (TAP/RAP)
Fellowship Award (FA)
Sponsored Candidate (SW)
Self-financed – Indian Nationals, including those on Study Leave (SF)
Self-Financed Foreign Nationals (FRNSF)
Foreign Nationals with Indian Council for Cultural Relations Award (ICCR)
Institute Staff of IIT Bombay (IS)
Project Staff (PS)
External (EX)
College Teacher (CT)
Key Dates:
- March 27: Application portal opens
- April 10 : Closing date for regular applications
- April 14 (5pm) : Extended deadline (with late fee)
For the Academic Year 2026-27, IIT Bombay had announced the sanctioned strength for PhD Programme with Institute Fellowships. The total PhD Intake capacity for AY 2025-26 is 494.
List of Departments/Centres where Vacant Seats Available:
Aerospace Engineering -16
Biosciences and Bioengineering-22
Chemical Engineering-24
Chemistry -31
Civil Engineering-35
Computer Science and Engineering-26
Earth Sciences-17
Economics-10
Electrical Engineering -27
Energy Science and Engineering -12
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English, Philosophy, Sociology, Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit) -12
Mathematics-19
Mechanical Engineering -41
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science-27
Centre for Research for Nanotechnology & Science – 05
Physics-29
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research-10
Centre for Systems & Control Engineering-05
Centre for Policy Studies –
Systems & Control Engineering
Education technology -5
Climate Studies-06
CESE (Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering) -03
Industrial Design Centre (IDC)-10
CSRE (Geoinformatics & Natural Research Engineering)-03
CTARA (Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas) -07
SJM School of Management-10
C-MINDS-06
KCDH -10
Motilal Oswal Centre for Capital Markets -04
Total Number of Seats- 494
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.
