New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has released admission notification for PhD, MTech, MS(R), and MDes Programmes (Semester I, 2017-18). The online application window has opened today. The closing date for admission for these programmes is 31 March 2017 (04.00 PM). For Doctoral programmes, full-time PhD, Part-Time PhD and Sponsored (full-time) PhD courses are available.
IIT Delhi mentioned that admission to the PhD programmes is normally made on the basis of an interview of eligible candidates conducted by the Department/Centre/School concerned through its Department Research Committee (DRC) / Centre Research Committee (CRC)/ School Research Committee (SRC). DRC/CRC/SRC may decide to conduct a written test as well to screen the candidates.
| Minimum Qualification for Admission to full-time PhD Programmes | ||
|
Qualifying Degree |
Minimum performance in Qualifying degree for General/OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category students | Qualification through national level examination requirements |
| MTech/ME/MD / or equivalent |
60% marks or 6.75 CGPA on a 10-point scale |
Nil |
| MSc/MBA/MA/ MBBS or equivalent |
60% marks or 6.75 CGPA on a 10-point scale |
GATE score >= 300 or qualifying or equivalent score whichever is higher CSIR/UGC NET/ICAR/ICMR/DSTINSPIRE fellowship |
| BE/BTech or equivalent |
70% marks or 7.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale |
Qualified GATE/CSIR/UGC NET/ICAR/DST INSPIRE Fellowship |
For SC/ST/PH category students, minimum performance in the qualifying degree with postgraduate qualifications (first two rows in Table 1) is relaxed from 60% to 55% (6.75 to 6.25), and GATE score requirement from 300 to 200.
In respect of M.A., M.Sc. and/or B. Tech. from IITs graduating with a CGPA of 8.0 or above, the requirement of qualification through a national examination (row three in Table 1), is waived off.
Students from CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (IITs, NITs, IIITs, etc)) having CPI/ CGPA 7.00 (on a 10.00 scale) at the end of 3rd year are also eligible for admission to PhD. The requirement of qualification through a national examination (row three in Table 1) is waived off.
For candidates with MA degree in English, a 5% relaxation in marks or 0.5 relaxation in CGPA may be permitted for admission to the Ph.D. programme in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Candidates holding MBA degree are eligible for applying to the PhD programme in the Department of Management Studies.
Minimum Qualifications for admission to Part-time and Sponsored (full-time) PhD
Programmes:
The following eligibility conditions apply for the Part-time and sponsored full-time programmes:
- Only employees of Public Sector Undertakings or Government Departments or Research and Development Organizations or Private Industries (approved by Faculty Boards) are eligible for admission to these programmes.
- The minimum full-time experience required after obtaining the qualifying degree and as on date of registration, is given in below in Table 2:
Experience required for admission to part-time PhD/ MTech/ MS(R) Programmes
| For admission to part-time programme |
Qualifications | Work Experience (Post Qualification) |
| PhD | ME/MTech/MS(R)/MD or Equivalent | Nil |
| PhD | BE/BTech/MSc/MA/MBA/MBBS or equivalent, from CFTIs/Central Universities |
1 Year |
| PhD | B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc./M.A./M.B.A./MBBS or equivalent, and working in IIT Delhi* (Project or Regular) *Through proper channel |
1 Year |
| PhD | BE/BTech/MSc/MA/MBA/MBBS or equivalent, from institutions other than CFTIs/Central Universities |
2 Year |
| MTech/ MS (Research) | BE/BTech/MSc or equivalent, from CFTIs/Central Universities |
6 Months |
| MTech/ MS (Research) | B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc or equivalent, and working in IIT Delhi* (Project or Regular) * Through proper channel |
6 Months |
| MTech/ MS (Research) | B.E./B. Tech./M.Sc. or equivalent, from institutions other than CFTIs/ Central Universities) |
1 Year |
Minimum qualification for these candidates is the same as for full-time candidates, except that the requirement of qualifying in a national examination (column 3 in Table 1) is waived off. For part-time candidates from outside NCR (or at a radial distance of more than 50 km from IIT Delhi), there is a minimum residency requirement of 6 months. DRC/ CRC/SRC may specify a higher residency requirement based on the courses recommended as well as the background.
Sponsored (full-time) candidates seeking admission to a PhD programme on the basis of study leave, must submit a “Sponsorship Certificate” on a proper letterhead from the appropriate authority in the organization.
For exact eligibility criteria for various progarmmes (PhD, MTech, MS(R), and MDes), candidates should refer the Information Brochure of Semester 1 (2017-18), released by IIT Delhi, which is uploaded on the official website of the institute: http://admissions.iitd.ac.in/psp/app/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=PAPP_GUEST .
PhD programmes are offered in the following Departments/Centres of IIT Delhi:
Department of AppliedMechanics
Department of Biochemical Engg & Biotechnology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Humanities& Social Sciences
(Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Policy, Economics)
Department of Management Studies
Department of Mathematics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Physics
Department of Textile Technology
Centre for Applied Research in Electronics
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences
Centre for Biomedical Engineering
Centre for Energy Studies
Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
Industrial Tribology,Machine Dynamics &Maintenance Engineering Centre
Instrument Design & Development Centre
National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering
Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology
Bharti School of TelecommunicationTechnology and Management
Kusuma School of Biological Sciences
Transportation Research& Injury Prevention Programme
