Chennai, 17 October 2021: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), an Institute of Eminence (IoE) under Govt of India-Private Category, has Announced VIT Research Admission December 2021 for Admission to PhD progarmmes. VIT offers research programmes in various Schools at Vellore, Chennai Campuses and VIT-AP (Amaravati) & VIT-Bhopal.
In VIT-Vellore and VIT-AP campuses only Internal Full Time [IFT] category is offered. In VIT-Chennai and VIT-Bhopal both Internal Full Time [IFT] and External Part Time [EPT] categories are available.
Research Fellowship Benefits: All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into PhD programme will get a fellowship of Rs.20,000/- per month. All Internal Full-Time scholars admitted into Integrated PhDprogramme will get a fellowship of Rs.12,000/- per month for the first two years and Rs.20,000/- per month for the next two years.
All Internal Full-Time scholars who have a valid GATE score percentile of 80 and above will get an additional fellowship of Rs.5,000/- per month.
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 31 October 2021.
The application fee is Rs 1200 /-.
Date of Online Interview to be conducted by Respective Campus (VIT – Vellore & Chennai, VIT-AP, VIT-Bhopal) – 17 November 2021 to 20 November 2021.
List of Schools where PhD programmes available:
School of Advanced Sciences (SAS)/ / School of Sciences and Languages(SSL)
School of Bio Sciences and Technology(SBST)
School of Civil Engineering(SCE)
School of Chemical Engineering(SCHEME)
School of Computer Science and Engineering(SCOPE)
School of Electrical Engineering(SELECT)
School of Electronics Engineering(SENSE)
School of Information Tech. & Engineering(SITE)
School of Mechanical Engineering(SMEC)
School of Social Sciences & Languages(SSL)/ School of Social Sciences & Humanities
VIT Business School(VITBS)
VIT Law School(VITSOL)
VFIT Fashion Technology(VFIT)
Note:
Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Geology are under SAS | English, Sociology, Psychology are under SSL | Both CSE and IT are under SCOPE | Management Sciences is under VITBS | Thermal, Automotive, Materials, Manufacturing, Design, Automation are under SMEC in VIT-Chennai Campus.
Both CSE and IT are under SCOPE | Maths, Physics, Chemistry are under SAS | Electronics & Electrical are under SENSE | Management Sciences, Economics are under VITBS | English, Anthropology / Sociology are under School of Social Sciences & Humanities in VIT-AP.
Maths, Physics, Chemistry are under SAS | Computation and Information Engineering are under SCOPE | Electrical Engineering is under SELECT | Electronics Engineering is under SENSE | English is under School of Social Sciences & Languages | Management Sciences is under VITBS in VIT-Bhopal.
For all the Research Programmes, it is mandatory that the candidate should have studied in regular, full time and formal education in their previous degree programmes (UG and PG).
M.Sc Computer Science, M.Sc(IT) and MCA degree holders are not eligible to apply for PhD. Programme.
Selection Procedure:
PhD
Due to COVID-19 no entrance examination for Ph.D. Selection is based on PG mark, Statement of Research Proposal as per the given template and interview. Please upload all PG mark sheets (Semester wise or Consolidated) and Research Proposal while filling the online application form.
Integrated PhD
Due to pandemic situation no entrance examination for Integrated Ph.D. Selection is based on UG (B.E./ B.Tech. only) mark, Statement of Research Proposal as per the template given in the last page and interview. Please upload all UG mark sheets (Semester wise or Consolidated) and Research Proposal while filling the online application form.
May 2021 course completed students (results awaited) are also eligible.
For details regarding qualifications, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the official website of VIT.
