IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission Open December 2022 Notification

IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission:-Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kurnool is an autonomous institute established in 2015. It is fully funded and managed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. It is aimed to become a Centre of Excellence for pursuing Design and Manufacturing oriented Engineering Education and Research domains. As on date, the Institute is offering 3 B.Tech programs in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments.

The Institute offers full-time Ph.D. programs in the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics.

Important Dates for IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission Application

Web notification of the PhD Advertisement and the Application Registration process starts on	18 – 10 – 2022 (Tuesday)
Last date for the submission of online Application forms	13 –11 – 2022 (Sunday)
Web notification of the short-listed candidates for written test and/or Interview	18 – 11 – 2022 (Friday)
Tentative dates of written test and/or interview (for short listed candidates)	30 – 11 – 2022 to 02 – 12 – 2022 (Wednesday to Friday)
Announcement of Results	09 – 12 – 2022 (Friday)
Last date for the seat confirmation, fees payment for the first semester (selected candidates only) and reporting to the institute.	17 – 12 – 2022 (Saturday)
Report to the Institute	19 – 12 – 2022 (Monday)
Commencement of the Academic Session/Class work	26 – 12 – 2022 (Monday)

Eligibility Criteria and Educational Qualification for IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission 2022

Full time Ph.D. admission (Under Institute Fellowship)

Ph.D. in Engineering:

(A) Applicants holding Master’s degree: Candidates with a M. Tech/M.S. (Research) degree in Engineering/Technology in the appropriate branch of study with a good academic record. (First class with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or CGPA ≥ 6.5 (out of 10) in UG and PG)

Department	Eligibility
Computer Science and Engineering	Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology. Preference will be given to those with M.Tech./M.E. /M.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time
Electronics and Communication Engineering	M.Tech. /M.E. /M.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering or equivalent. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time.
Mechanical	Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering,
Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Instrumentation, Metallurgical Engineering, Production/Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, CAD/CAM/CIM and other allied areas. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time.

(B)Applicants holding Bachelor’s degree:

Candidates who have Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology with exceptionally good academic record will be considered for direct admission to Ph.D. Programme in the engineering departments subject to anyone of the following conditions:

A B. Tech degree holder from IIT with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10-point scale or with a valid GATE score.
A Bachelor’s degree holder in Engineering/Technology from any other University who is among the top 10 rank holders in the University and having a valid GATE score. (Proof of Top 10 rank holder certificate should be attached).
A Bachelor’s degree holder in Engineering/Technology from a reputed R&D organization with minimum 60% aggregate marks or CGPA ≥ 6.5 (out of 10) and having a proven research record.

Ph.D. in Sciences

Department	Eligibility
Mathematics	M.Sc. in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics or equivalent with GATE/CSIR-NET/NBHM/Inspire Fellowship and first class with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or CGPA ≥ 6.5 (out of 10) in UG and PG.

Additional criteria other than the minimum educational qualifications given in section Full time Ph.D. admission (Under Institute Fellowship) may be set by the Selection Committee from time to time for short listing candidates to be called for test and/or interview.

Full time Ph.D. admission (Under Visvesvaraya Fellowship)

Ph.D. in Engineering:

Department	Eligibility
Computer Science and Engineering	Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology. Preference will be given to those with M.Tech /M.E. /M.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time
Electronics and Communication Engineering	M.Tech. /M.E. /M.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering or equivalent. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time.
Mechanical	Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering,
Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Instrumentation, Metallurgical Engineering, Production/Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Smart Manufacturing, CAD/CAM/CIM and other allied areas. Should have been qualified in GATE exam any-time.

(B) Applicants holding Bachelor’s degree:

A B.Tech degree holder from IIT with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10-point scale or with a valid GATE score.
A Bachelor’s degree holder in Engineering/Technology from any other University who is among the top 10 rank holders in the University and having a valid GATE score. (Proof of Top 10 rank holder certificate should be attached).
A Bachelor’s degree holder in Engineering/Technology from a reputed R&D organization with minimum 60% aggregate marks or CGPA ≥ 6.5 (out of 10) and having a proven research record.

Part-time Ph.D. admission: Applicant Eligibility criteria:

An applicant must satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria, mentioned under (a), (b) and (c) of this section, to consider his/her application for Part-time Ph.D. programme of the institute and additional requirements specific to the departments will be published in website along with advertisement from time to time with the approval from the competent authority.

(A) Educational Qualifications

Master’s/M.S. (by Research) degree in the appropriate branch of study with first class and a minimum 60% aggregate marks or CGPA ≥ 6.5 (out of 10) in UG and PG.

Department	Eligibility
Computer Science and Engineering	M.Tech. /M.E. /M.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent.
Electronics and Communication Engineering	M.Tech. /M.E. /M.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering or equivalent.
Mechanical Engineering	M.Tech. /M.E. /M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Instrumentation, Metallurgical Engineering, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Smart Manufacturing, Mechatronics, CAD/CAM/CIM and other allied areas.
Sciences	a.) Mathematics M.Sc./M.A. in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics or equivalent b) Physics Master’s degree in Physics/Applied Physics/Material Science

Note: For engineering departments, candidates with B.Tech. /B.E. degree, may also be considered if the candidates have at least 6 years of experience with proven track record of research experience.

(B) Relevant Experience

Permanent employees who can submit No Objection Certificate from their employer and are working in the cadre equivalent to Scientist-C/Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Government R&D laboratories/Government organizations/Government industry/ PSUs/State Undertakings having at least three years of experience are eligible.

Permanent/Regular Employees from Private Industries/Education Institutions with R & D facilities having at least three years of experience are eligible.

(C) Organization Qualifications

Government R&D laboratories/Government Educational Institutions/ Government organizations/Government industry/PSUs/State Undertakings,

Private Organization/Industry/Educational Institutions, to which the applicant belongs to, must be of at least 3 years standing (i.e., established at least five years before the last date of applying for Ph.D. (Part-time) admission as per the advertisement) with membership in CII/ASSOCHEM or any other equivalent membership.

IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission 2022: Financial Assistantship

PhD Admission (Under Institute Fellowship)

Admission with Financial Assistance (HTRA):

The scholars admitted to the Ph.D. programmes under Full-time are eligible for the Half-time Teaching/Research Assistantship (HTRA) under the following regulations:

The scholars should work for at least 8 hours per week to earn this assistantship.
Renewal of assistantship every semester will be contingent on enrolment, satisfactory progress in research work and good performance during the preceding semester in the discharge of responsibility as teaching / research assistant.
Financial assistance is provided to selected scholars based on the prescribed rules of MoE.
- 1^st and 2^nd Year: Rs. 31,000/-
- 3^rd to 5^th year: Rs. 35,000*/-

(*The fellowship is awarded based on external assessment after completion of two years).

PhD Admission (Under Visvesvaraya Fellowship)

Admission with Financial Assistance:

Financial assistance is provided to selected scholars based on the prescribed rules of MoE.
- 1^st and 2^nd Year: Rs. 38,750*/-
- 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th year: Rs. 43,750*/-

(*support till PhD completion or 5 Years whichever is earlier).

Reimbursement of Rent (RoR): This component is linked with the fellowship of PhD Candidate. The rate of RoR IS 24%, 16% & 8% (of fellowship) for X, Y & Z class cities/ towns respectively. The classification of the cities is as per the notification issued by the Ministry of Finance for the reimbursement of HRA. RoR is applicable to those students, who will not avail the Institute Hostel facility with prior approval of the competent authority.
Research Contingency Grant Support: An amount of Rs.1,20,000/Year/Full-time PhD candidate for support duration of PhD candidate.
Support for attending International Conference: Support up to 1.5 Lakhs/Full-time PhD candidate.
Visit to Labs abroad: A support for each elected Full-Time PhD candidate up to Rs. 10.5 Lakhs for visit to labs abroad.

Selection Procedure for IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission 2022

Eligible candidates possessing the minimum educational qualifications and satisfying
additional criteria set by the institute from time to time only will be called for a written test
and/or interview.

Based on the academic record and the performance of the candidates in the written test
based on GATE 2022 syllabus and/or interview, the selection committee will finalize the names
of candidates for admission to the Ph.D. programme.

Application Procedure for IIIT Kurnool PhD Admission 2022

Interested and eligible candidates shall submit application using online Admission to Ph. D programme portal available on the Institute website (www.iiitk.ac.in). Enclosures such as GATE score card, Educational and Experience certificates, online Fees payment receipt, No objection certificate (NOC) and sponsorship certificate in support of application are to be uploaded as separate documents (pdf), along with the application form. In case, NOC is not enclosed at the time of online submission, a self-declaration form should be upload by the candidate stating that NOC will be submitted at the time of interview. No Downloadable Forms will be available. After filling the form, you are advised to take a printout of your application and keep the same for your record.

Application Fee:

Gen/OBC candidates: Rs.500/-
SC/ST/PwD candidates: Rs.250/-

Candidates need to pay application fee only through online mode and the account details are as follows.

Account Holders Name: Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and

Manufacturing Kurnool

Account Number: 50100257542350

IFSC Code: HDFC0004159

Bank Name: HDFC Bank C Camp Center Branch Kurnool

Application fee once paid is non-refundable.

Shortlisted candidates qualified for the Written test/Interview need to submit the following applicable self-attested documents and original certificates are to be produced for verification on the day of Written test/Interview:

Copies of all Mark sheets/grade cards, degree certificates beginning from SSLC towards proof of qualification with Original certificates.
Copy of Community Certificate in the case of SC/ST/OBC/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates issued by the competent authority of respective State Government.
Authorized Doctor’s Certificate with disability descriptions in the case of Person with Disabled (PwD) candidates.
Copy of GATE score or UGC – JRF/NET/CSIR/ DAE-JEST/Inspire fellowship or other fellowship award.
Copy of proof of Experience certificate, if any.
Copy of No Objection and Sponsorship certificate