New Delhi, 26 October 2021: In India there 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of premier public research institutions in India. These institutes carry Institutes of National Importance (INI) tag. There are 07 IISERs in India.
These institutes offer attractive Teaching Assistantship or Institutional Fellowships to PhD scholars.
As on 25 October 2021, there are eight IITs and Five IISERs which have opened PhD Admission for January 2022. IIT Bombay has closed application window on 20 October 2021 for January 2021.
List of IITs Open PhD Admission.
- IIT Hyderabad – 03 November 2021
- IIT Khargapur – 27 October 2021
- IIT Palakkad – 10 November 2021
- IIT Gandhinagar –January 2022 semester – 24 October 2021 (Closing Date)
- IIT Delhi – 31 October 2021
- IIT Guwahati – 08 November 2021
- IIT Kanpur- 05 November 2021
- IIT Madras -08 November
- IISc Bangalore – 31 October 2021
List of IISERs Open PhD Admission:
- IISER Mohali – 10 November 2021
- IISER Berhampur – 05 November 2021
- IISER Bhopal – 01 November 2021
- IISER Kolkata – 15 November 2021
- IISR Pune –Jan 2022 Semester – 15 October 2021 (Multiple Dates for Various Departments)
- NISER Bhubaneswar -31 October 2021
IIT Hyderabad Announces PhD Admission January 2022 with Institute Fellowship
Hyderabad, 25 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, invites applications for PhD programmes for the session January 2022. There are 15 departments where PhD programmes are offered. Institute Fellowships are offered to Full Time PhD Scholars.
Key Dates:
Application portal opens from – 19.10.2021 To 03.11.2021
Last date for applying is 03 November, 2021 (23:59 IST)
Sending call letters for Interview – to be updated
IIT Palakkad Announces PhD & MS (Research) Admission Dec 2021 with Research Assistantship
Palakkad, 22 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad, an Institute of National Importance, has opened PhD & MS (By Research) Admission for December 2021. Regular PhD candidates will receive Half-time Teaching/Research Assistantship (HTRA).
Key Dates & Application Fee:
Application Portal Opens – 23 October 2021
Last date for submission of application online – 10 November, 2021
Shortlist to appear On or before – 20 November 2021
Statement of purpose (SOP) to be submitted On or before- 27 November 2021
Interview dates – During December 01 – December 14, 2021
Selection list to appear – 17 December 2021
Date of Admission To be announced
IIT Kharagpur Announces PhD Admission Spring Semester 2021-22 with Institute Assistantship
Kharagpur, 20 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, an Institute of National Importance, has opened PhD Admission for Spring Semester 2021-22. Regular PhD candidates will receive Institute Research Assistantship.
PhD Programmes are available in the following categories: Regular, Sponsored, Working Professionals and Individual Fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE categories)] of the Institute in all disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Rural Development, Law, Management and Medicine.
Website closure for submission of online application form – 27 October 2021
IIT Kanpur Announces PhD & MS Admission with Fellowships for Semester II 2021-22
Kanpur, 19 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, an Institute of National Importance, has announced admission to PhD & MSc (By Research) Admission for Semester II – 2021-22.
Fellowships: Financial support (Institute Assistantship/Scholarship) will be provided to non-sponsored PhD, MTech and MS (By Research) students.
Key Dates: The online applications portal (for Indian Nationals only) will be available from 08 October 2021 (01:00 PM) up to 05 November 2021 (11:59 PM).
IIT Madras Announces PhD, Direct PhD & MS (by Research) Admission January 2022 with Fellowships
Chennai, 19 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, an Institute of National Importance, has opened application window for PhD/Direct PhD/MS (by Research) Admission January 2022 Semester. Scholars admitted to PhD and MS programmes under Regular scheme are eligible for the following Half-Time Research Assistantship (HTRA).
Fellowships: Scholars admitted to PhD and M.S. programmes under Regular scheme are eligible for the following Half-Time Research Assistantship (HTRA). PhD Candidates will get Rs 31,000 /- Per Month while MS (By Research) candidates will get Rs 12,400 Per Month. They should work for 8 hours per week in the Departments to earn this assistantship.
Key Dates: The online application portal has opened from 18 October 2021. The last date of Receipt of Online Application is 08 November 2021.
Written Test and Interview: Intimation on “written test and interview” or “interview” indicating the date, time & venue will be communicated by the respective Departments through email to the shortlisted candidates.
IIT Delhi Announces PhD & MS (R) Admission Semester II 2021-22 with Research Assistantship
New Delhi, 08 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, an Institution of Eminence (IoE), has released Admission Notification for PhD, and MS (R) Programmes – Semester II 2021-22. IIT Delhi offers 30 PhD Programmes with extensive choices of specializations. Full Time PhD Scholars are eligible for Teaching/Research Assistantship.
IIT Delhi informed that meritorious students with a bachelor’s degree (such as BTech.) are advised to directly apply for the PhD programmes if they wish to pursue doctoral research.
Key Dates:
Submission of online application commences on 11 October 2021 (12:00 noon)
Last date for submission of online application and application fee 31 October 2021 (04:00 pm)
Range of dates for Test / Interview December 01 – December 12, 2021
Date of Orientation and Registration for new students* December 31, 2021 – January 2, 2022
Commencement of classes January 03, 2022
IIT Guwahati Announces PhD Admission Dec 2021 with Fellowships! Total 294 Seats
Guwahati, 12 October 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, an Institute of National Importance, has announced Admission to PhD Programmes for December 2021 Session.
Total Number of PhD Seats: The total number of PhD Seats available are 294 for the December 2021 session.
The PhD Programmes are available for the following types: Regular and Full Time, Sponsored and Full Time, Employed and Part Time, Self-Financed and Full Time, Self-Financed and Part Time, Project Staff and Full Time, Project Staff and Part Time, External and Part Time, and Self-Financed and Full Time Foreign Students.
Key Dates:
Application Submission Process Starts on: 07 October 2021 (10 am)
Application Submission Process Ends on: 08 November 2021 (5 pm)
IIT Gandhinagar Opens PhD Admission Semester II 2021-22 with Fellowships! Online Interview
Gandhinagar, 24 September 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, an Institute of National Importance, has announced PhD Admission for Semester II 2021-22. Regular(RR) and Continuing Doctoral Programme (CDP) are available.
IIT Gandhinagar informed that in view of the current COVID 19 situation, Interview will be held via Online mode.
Students joining the PhD program as regulars (RR) will be considered for Institute Fellowship based on the Ministry of Education norms.
Key Dates:
24 Oct 2021 (Sunday) – Application Deadline
1 Nov 2021 (Monday) – Announcement of Shortlist (Tentative)
8-14 Nov 2021 (Monday to Sunday) – Online Interviews and written test
IISc Bangalore Announces Mid-Year Admissions 2021 for PhD & Research Programmes
New Delhi, 09 October 2021: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India’s top ranked research university, has announced Mid-Year Admissions 2021 for Research Programmes (Only PhD) and (ii) External Registration Programme (ERP) (Only PhD).
Key Dates:
Website opens for online submission of applications – 01 October 2021
Last date for online submission of applications (website closes at 23:59 hours on 31 October 2021)-
31 October 2021
IISER Mohali Announces PhD Admission for January 2022 with Institute Fellowships
Mohali: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, an Institute of National Importance, has released PhD Admission for January 2022.
Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Humanities & Social Sciences, for the session beginning in January 2022. Candidates interested in pursuing research in interdisciplinary areas are also encouraged to apply.
Last date: The closing date for submission of application is 10 November 2021 (Weednesday).
IISER Berhampur Announces PhD Admission January 2022! Monthly Fellowships @ INR 31K
Berhampur, 15 October 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur in Odisha, an Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Education, has announced PhD Admission January 2022.
Research Subjects: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
All selected candidates will be eligible for either Institute fellowship of Rs. 31,000/- per month or fellowship as per the norms of the funding agency,
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 05 November 2021.
The precise eligibility criteria for January 2022 admissions may vary from department to department.
IISER Kolkata Announces PhD Admission Spring 2022 Semester with Fellowships
Kolkata, 27 September 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, one of the IISER Group of Institutes under Ministry of Education, has invited applications from eligible candidates for PhD Programmes- Spring 2022 session. All IISERs provides Fellowship Benefits to regular PhD scholars.
Doctoral Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences,Computational and Data Sciences, Earth Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics), Mathematics and Statistics,Physical Sciences.
Eligible applicants of the PhD programme are encouraged to apply for the attractive Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (https://pmrf.in/) in addition to applying to IISER Kolkata regular admission.
Key Dates:
PhD application portal opens: 21 September 2021
Application portal closes: 15 November 2021
Publication of shortlist for Written test/Interview: 25 November 2021
Interview window : December 10 – 15, 2021
Publication of PhD interview results: 21 December 2021
IISER Bhopal Announces PhD Admission with Fellowships for Jan 2022
Bhopal, 04 Oct 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, an Institute of National Importance, has released PhD for January Semester 2022. All selected candidates will be eligible to receive JRF fellowship as per the funding agency norms, in vogue.
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 01 November 2021.
Currently, the Institute offers PhD programmes in the following disciplines:
Biological Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Data Science and Engineering
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Humanities and Social Sciences (English and Philosophy)
Physics
IISER Pune Announces PhD Admission with Fellowships Jan 2022 ! Online Interview
Pune, 23 September 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, an Institute of National Importance, has released PhD Admission for August 2022 session. In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, PhD interviews may be held online. Full Time PhD scholars are eligible for Fellowships as per Ministry of Education.
Admission procedure for January 2022 batch has been initiated for the following departments:
Biology, Chemistry, Data Science and Earth & Climate Science.
Key Dates:
Department of Earth and Climate Science
Last date for Application submission: 25 October 2021
Data Science
Deadline for application submission: 30 October 2021
Chemistry
Last date for application submission: 15 October 2021
NISER Bhubaneswar Announces PhD Admission January 2022 ! Monthly Fellowships @Rs 31K
Bhubaneswar, 06 October 2021: National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar, is an autonomous premier public research institute under Department of Atomic Energy, has announced Admission to PhD Program 2021-22 (Winter Session). The PhD program is scheduled to commence from 03 January 2022
Key Dates:
Online application will be activated on – 01 October 2021
Last date for filling up online application – 31 October 2021
PhD Programs in Subjects:
School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
School of Computer Sciences (SCPS)
School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS)
Fellowships: The institute fellowship given by NISER is INR 31,000/- for first two years, which will subsequently be enhanced to Rs 35,000/- for remaining three years, subject to the condition that he/she fulfills all the requirements of the Institute that will be stipulated from time to time.
Note: Candidates should refer the exact admission notification before applying PhD programmes of any universities or institutes. On the basis of information available in the public domain, SkillOutlook has published this story.