Kharagpur, 27 February 2023: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, an Institute of National Importance, has opened PhD Admission for Autumn Semester 2023-24. Regular PhD candidates will receive Institute Research Assistantship.
PhD Programmes are available in the following categories: Regular with Institute Assistantship, Individual Fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE etc.), Sponsored, and Working Professionals] of the Institute in all disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Rural Development, Law, Management and Medicine. Admission of reserved-category candidates will be done as per Government of India notification.
Key Dates & Application Fee:
Commencement of Online application form submission – 01 March 2023
Website closure for submission of online application form – 31 March 2023
Last date for receipt of hard copy of completed application (for Ph.D through Project category only) at the Academic (PGS&R) Section – 05 April 2023
Written Test and Interview to be conducted in the respective Departments/Centres/Schools (for shortlisted candidates only) – 02 May 2023 to 12 May 2023
List of Departments where PhD Admission available for Autumn Semester 2023-2024:
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Architecture and Regional Planning
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
Geology and Geophysics
Humanities and Social Sciences
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
Physics
Centre
Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Technology Development
Centre for Educational Technology
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Science
Centre for Theoretical Studies
Centre for Computational and Data Sciences (CCDS)
Cryogenic Engineering
Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness
Deysarkar Centre for Excellence in Petroleum Engineering
Materials Science
Rubber Technology
Rural Development
P K Sinha Centre For Bioenergy and Renewables
Centre of Excellence on Safety Engineering & Analytics (COE-SEA)
School
Bio Science
Energy Science and Engineering
Environmental Science and Engineering
G.S. Sanyal School of Telecommunication
Nano Science and Technology
Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management
School of Medical Science and Technology
School of Water Resources
Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability
Vinod Gupta School of Management
BTech from IITs: BTech degree and Dual Degree (B.Tech & M.Tech ) holders having final CGPA >= 8.00 from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will be given direct admission in Ph.D programme with Institute Research Assistantship.
Fellowships: The Institute Research Assistantship shall be awarded for a maximum period of 5 years.
At present the amounts are as follows:
Rs. 31,000/- pm for first 2 years
Rs. 35,000/- pm for next 3 years
Selection Procedure:
The admission of a candidate to the PhD program is recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee (Post-Graduate and Research), abbreviated as DAC (PG&R), of the Department/Centre concerned on the basis of:
- Overall Academic Performance
- Written Test (Through offline mode), and
- Personal Interview (Through offline mode)
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 IIT Kharagpur.
