Mesra, Ranchi, 26 May 2024: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra has announced PhD Admission for Monsoon Session 2024. Both Full Time and Part Time PhD Programmes are available.
Scholarships: Several Institute Research Scholarships (IRS) with a fellowship amount of Rs. 15,000/- per month for the first two years and Rs. 20,000/- per month for the next two years are available depending on the performance. The minimum marks required for IRS may vary across the departments and shall be decided by an appropriate committee. The IRSs shall be awarded based on the performance in the admission test, academic career, and interview. Ph.D. admission test is mandatory for candidate aspiring for the IRS.
Key Dates:
Last Date to Apply Online – 08 May 2024
Display of shortlisted applicants for Test – 31 May 2022
Date of PhD Written Test and Interview of shortlisted applicants – To be announced soon tentatively first week of June
Eligibility Conditions:
RELAXATION FOR SC/ ST CANDIDATES
Candidates with following qualification shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Program of the Institute:
Possessing M.Tech. / M.E. / M.Sc. (Engg.) / M.Arch. / M.Pharm. / M.S.(Pharm.)(only from NIPERs)/ M.Sc.(Pharm) / M. Plan./ M.Sc./ MCA / MBA/M.A. or equivalent Degree in relevant branch from a recognized University/Institute with minimum 60% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a ten point scale in the qualifying examination are eligible to apply for admission in the relevant departments. Candidate appearing in the final semester may also apply, however they may have to produce the Final Degree and Marksheet lastest by 31st August 2024.
Possessing B.Tech./B.E./B.Sc. (Engg.)/B.Pharm/B.Arch./B.Plan. or equivalent Degree in relevant branch from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 80% marks or 8.0 CGPA on a ten-point scale in the qualifying examination and a valid GATE/GPAT score with a minimum of 80 percentile are eligible to apply for admission in the departments as per their Specialization.
Note: In this case, the candidates need to pass in more numbers of qualifying Pre- PhD papers. For detail refer Section 9.1 of Ph.D. Regulation 2018.
Possessing B.Tech./B.E./B.Sc. (Engg.)/B.Pharm/B.Arch./B.Plan. or equivalent Degree in relevant branch from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 75% marks or 7.5 CGPA on a ten-point scale in the qualifying examination eligible to apply for admission in the departments as per their Specialization.
Note: In this case, the candidates need to pass in more numbers of qualifying Pre- PhD papers. (Updated on 13.05.2024)
Sponsored candidates must have minimum of two years of professional work experience, in addition to the eligibility criteria (a or b). In addition, sponsored candidates should have valid sponsorship for at least three years.
RELAXATION FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks for SC / ST candidates.
Name of Departments with number of PhD Seats with Fellowships:
Architecture & Planning
Bio-Engineering & Biotechnology
Disciplines – Biotechnology and Bio-Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Disciplines – Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering and Food Technology
Chemistry
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Disciplines – Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Computer Science & Engineering
Center for Quantitative Economics and Data Science
Discipline: Data Science, Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Management
Discipline – Management, and Hospitality & Tourism Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Science & Technology
Physics
Production & Industrial Engineering
Remote Sensing
Space Engineering & Rocketry
Humanities and Social Sciences
Disciplines: English and French
For further details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of BIT Mesra.
