Pune, 23 May 2021: Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Pune, Deemed to be University (DIAT) under Dept of Defence R&D / DRDO – Ministry of Defence, has announced PhD Admission for July 2021 session.
The following types of PhD are available:
- PhD (Full Time)
- Project Staff (JRF/SRF/PA)- Sponsored PhD
Financial Assistance:
a) The selected PhD candidates against this admission notice, admitted as full-time Ph.D. students will be provided financial assistance as per Institute rules, in force from time to time. The Ph.D. students (who are provided Institute fellowship) will be required to assist in research and teaching activities for a maximum of 10 hours per week in addition to their own duties.
b) In addition to the Ph.D. scholarship, such candidates would also be entitled for contingency grant (presently Rs. 15,000/- per year) in accordance with the decisions of the Institute.
Key Dates:
- The online application process will start on : 24 May 2021
- Last Date for accepting online application form : 23 June 2021
- Last Date of receipt of Hard copy of application : 30 June 2021
Selection Procedure: Admission to PhD will be based on the performance in the entrance exam (written test) conducted by the department concerned followed by a personal interview.
List of Departments where PhD Admission Available for PhD Full Time:
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Applied Physics
Applied Mathematics,
Materials engineering
Applied Chemistry
Eligibility Conditions:
A candidate, seeking admission to the Ph.D. program, shall be required to have passed the qualifyingexamination securing at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA/DGPA. A relaxation of 5 % of marks may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non creamy-layer) / PWD – (Divyang) categories. The qualifying degrees are:-
a) Master of Engineering/Master of Technology (or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Engineering/Science.
b) Master in Science (M.Sc. or equivalent) for Ph.D. in Science
A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with the requisite percentage of marks as
prescribed above and who fulfill the following requirement may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme:-
a) Qualified in a national level test such as, CSIR/UGC NET , Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering
(GATE), Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship, NBHM etc. subject wise and category wise GATE/NET cut off
will be decided by DIAT.
OR
b) A candidate who is a recipient of National Doctoral Fellowship or other fellowships from government
semi-government organization such as Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), University
Grants Commission (UGC), INAE, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Department of
Science and Technology (DST), Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and similar organizations.
PhD Admission July 2021 is also available for Project Staff (JRF/SRF/PA) working under sponsored projects & Candidates with CSIR-NET, DST, UGC-NET or any other National fellowship / scholarship available to them.
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 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT).
