Chennai, 31 Oct 2019: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has released notification for VIT Research Entrance Examination December – 2019 for Admission to PhD profarmmes January 2019. VIT offers research programmes in various Schools at Vellore, Chennai Campuses and VIT-AP (Amaravati)  & VIT-Bhopal. In Vellore and Chennai campuses, only Internal Full Time [IFT] category will be offered. In VIT-AP and VIT-Bhopal campuses, both Internal Full Time [IFT] and External Part Time [EPT] categories are available.

Research Fellowship Benefits: All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into PhD programme will get a fellowship of Rs.20,000/- per month.  All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into Integrated Ph.D programme will get a fellowship of Rs.12,000/- per month for the first two years and Rs.20,000/- per month for the next two years.

Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 22 November 2019. The closing date date for submission of hard copy of application at respective campuses of VIT is 25 November 2019.

Research Test Date and Venues: Date and Time of Test (CBT) : December 14th, 2019, Time: 10 am –12 noon. Venue : (VIT-Vellore/VIT-Chennai/VIT-AP (Amaravati)/VIT-Bhopal).

Date and time of Interview (at respective campus of choice ) – (Date: 14.12. 2019 – Saturday Time: 2.00 pm onwards.

List of Schools where PhD programmes available:

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

School of Advanced Sciences

School of Bio Sciences and Technology

School of Civil Engineering

School of Computing Science & Engg.

School of Electrical Engineering

School of Information Tech. & Engg.

School of Mechanical Engineering

VIT Business School

VIT Law School

VFIT Fashion Technology

Minimum Qualification for Admission:

(10+2+4+2 or any equivalent for Ph.D. in Engineering )

(10+2+3+2 or any equivalent for Ph.D. in Non-Engineering )

For PhD.in Engineering:

1. Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant discipline with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class or
2. Equivalent qualifications like M.Sc. (Engineering) / M.S. [By Research.] / M.Tech [By Research].
3. M.Sc Computer Science, M.Sc(IT), MCA and M.S.Software Engg.) degree holders are not eligible to apply for PhD. Program.

For Integrated Ph.D in Engineering / Technology:

Bachelor’s Students with outstanding academic record in the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology with an apti-tude towards advanced scientific and technological research are eligible to apply. A minimum of 80% marks or a CGPA of 8.0 is mandatory. Candidates who are appearing for the final examination can also apply provided they meet all the requirements before admission.

For Ph. D in Sciences :

Master’s degree in the relevant discipline of Science with a first class (or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/ Institute does not award any class).

For Ph. D in Languages:

Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA

For Ph. D in Management:

Master in Business Administration or M.E./ M.Tech. with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class.

For Ph.D. in Law

Master’s Degree in law (LLM/ML) from any recognized University/Institute, in the relevant field with a minimum of 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA.

For Ph. D in Fashion Technology:

M.Tech./M.E./M.Fashion Tech/M.S.[By Research]/M.Tech[By Research] in the field of Textile/Textile Engineering/Fibre Science/Textile Chemical Processing/Fashion/Apparel/Garment with a first class or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA 6.5 on a 10 point scale in cases where the University/Institute does not award any class.

Research Fellowship:

All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into Ph.D programme will get a fellowship of Rs.20,000/- per month

All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into Integrated Ph.D programme will get a fellowship of Rs.12,000/- per month for the first two years and Rs.20,000/- per month for the next two years.

All Internal Full-Time scholars who have a valid GATE score percentile of 80 and above will get an additional fellowship of Rs.5,000/- per month.

Apart from this, scholars are encouraged to apply for JRF (CSIR / UGC) / Inspire Fellowships / Rajiv Gandhi Scholar ships (minority community and backward community).

For details regarding qualifications, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the official website of VIT.

https://admissions.vit.ac.in/research/