By Priya
Patna: Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, starting in July 2022 in the various Departments.
Applications can be made in online mode from March 29, 2022 till April 20, 2022.
Admissions will be made under five categories as under-
1. Admissions under Regular and full time-
(i) Institute fellows - The qualifying Degree for Financial Support is:
- BE/ BTech/ MSc/ MA/ MBA/ MCA /equivalent degree with valid GATE score above the prescribed cut off level/ NET qualification.
- B.Tech from IITs with CGPA 8.0 and above are exempted from GATE qualification as per MHRD (now MoE)
- ME/ MTech/ MPhil /equivalent degree with GATE/ NET qualification.
(ii) Research fellows (JRF/SRF)- The candidate receives fellowship from any government recognized funding agencies, such as CSIR, UGC, DBT, NBHM, DST (INSPIRE programme), etc.
2. Admissions under Sponsored category- Candidate in Sponsored category must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization (of repute) with a minimum of two-year job experience in the respective field. A student in this category is therefore a professionally employed person, who pursues Ph.D. while continuing her/his services. The candidate has to work full time in institute to obtain the degree for a period of 3 years. An intending sponsored candidate must produce NOC on the day of interview in the prescribed format: Form I, available in the website, link https://www.iitp.ac.in/acad/admission.php
3. Self-financed- A student in this category may work full-time towards the Ph.D. Programme. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student. The applicant should have qualified a national level exam (NET/GATE).
4. Project staff category- The minimum remaining duration of the project at the time of admission as well as tenure of the project employee should be at least 2 years from the date of joining the Ph.D. program. She/he must have qualified GATE/NET.
5. Employed and part time category- The work experience of minimum two years is essential with current employer. NOC must be produced on the day of interview in the prescribed format: Form III, available in the website, link: https://www.iitp.ac.in/acad/admission.php
In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years (B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./MA/MCA/MBA) and 32 years (M.Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Phil.). Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ ST applicants. The Institute assistantships will be available to eligible (Indian) students as per prevailing (MoE, GoI) norms, as applicable from time to time. At present total emoluments are Rs 31,000/- per month.
Application fee:
- GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL- Rs 300/-(for male); Rs 150/- (for female)
- SC/ST/PwD- Rs 150/-(for male); Rs 150/- (for female)
Link for online application: https://www.iitp.ac.in/phd_admission/phd_form
The candidates must check email and website regularly for important information. On the day of test/interview, a candidate must produce his/her valid original Identity card.
For further information, visit https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/en-us/
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