IIT Bhubaneswar PhD Admission 2023 July Session Notification

IIT Bhubaneswar PhD Admission 2023: Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is an Institute for National Importance, invites application for admission to Ph.D. Programme from eligible candidates for the year 2023-24 (Autumn Session) in the following categories:

  1. Institute Ph.D. Scholar
  2. Sponsored Ph.D. Scholar
    1. Sponsored by External Organization
    2. Sponsored by GoI Fellowship
    3. Sponsored by Research Project under IIT Bhubaneswar
    4. Professor R. H. Tupkary Fellowship
  3. Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Students of IIT Bhubaneswar

List of Departments/ Schools Open PhD Admission 2023

School of Basic Sciences: 

  • Bio-Sciences    
  • Chemistry          
  • Physics              
  • Mathematics

School of Earth, Ocean & Climate Sciences :  

  • Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences      
  • Geology

School of Electrical Sciences : 

  • Computer Science        
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering  

 School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management:

  • Economics
  • English
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy

 School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering):

  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

School of Mechanical Sciences:

Mechanical Engineering

School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 

Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Application to PhD Programme Admission

An interested candidate meeting the below listed category wise minimum eligibility criteria may apply for the PhD programme. The minimum eligibility criteria do not guarantee either shortlisting or selection, for the admission. Applications not meeting minimum eligibility criteria will be rejected without any intimation and the application fee will not be refunded. The minimum eligibility criteria refer to the minimum academic qualification to be met by the applicant at the time of applying for the admission. Relaxation up to 5% marks in all academic examinations is permitted only for SC/ST/PwD candidate categories, over General/OBC(NCL) categories, as per Govt. of India (GoI) guidelines. This is applicable to applicants under both Institute and Sponsored PhD Scholar categories.

Candidates possessing the minimum eligibility criteria are eligible to receive Institute Research Assistantship or UGC/CSIR-NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or any other doctoral fellowship offered by Govt. of India (GoI), as applicable, on joining the PhD programme.

Category 1 – Institute PhD Scholar:

Institute PhD Scholar refers to the PhD student who receives Institute Research Assistantship sanctioned the Ministry of Education (MoE) and offered through the institute. Eligibility criteria for different schools are as follows.

All Engineering Schools (School of Electrical Sciences, School of Infrastructure, School of Mechanical Sciences, School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering )

  1. M. Tech./ME or equivalent degree in appropriate disciplines, with minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale). The candidate must be GATE qualified in an appropriate discipline.
    OR
    B Tech/BE or equivalent degree in appropriate disciplines with minimum 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale). The candidate must be GATE qualified in an appropriate discipline.
  2. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) required in all other examinations from Class 10 onwards. A single relaxation up to 5% marks in secondary/higher secondary/equivalent is permitted.

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management :

  1. Minimum of 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in Master’s degree in appropriate Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines.
  2. Minimum 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) required in all other examinations from Class 10 onwards. A single relaxation up to 5% marks in secondary/higher secondary/bachelor’s degree/equivalent is permitted.
  3. The candidate must be GATE or CSIR-UGC NET (LS) qualified in an appropriate discipline.

School of Basic Sciences:

  1. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in Master’s or equivalent degree in appropriate disciplines.
  2. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) required in all other examinations from Class 10 onwards. A single relaxation up to 5% marks in secondary/higher-secondary/bachelor’s degree/equivalent is permitted.
  3. The candidate must be GATE or CSIR-UGC NET (LS) qualified in an appropriate discipline.

School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences:

  1. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) in Master’s or equivalent degree in appropriate disciplines.
  2. Minimum 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA (in a 10-point scale) required in all other examinations from Class 10 onwards. A single relaxation up to 5% marks in secondary/higher-secondary/bachelor’s degree/equivalent is permitted.
  3. The candidate must be GATE or CSIR-UGC NET (LS) qualified in an appropriate discipline.

Category 2 – Sponsored PhD Scholar:

There are three types of sponsored PhD scholars in the institute. Eligibility criteria for each of these categories are as follows.

1. Sponsored by External Organization:

PhD scholars joining under this category do not receive any financial support from the institute. They must be in continuous service for at least three (3) years in any one of the following categories of organizations where appropriate R&D facilities exist:

  1. Departments and Ministries of the Government of India or any other government organization.
  2. Established industrial research and developmental organizations.
  3. Recognized autonomous bodies and public undertakings.
  4. Recognized universities/colleges.
  5. Established industries.

Candidates under this category need not be GATE or CSIR-UGC NET (LS) qualified. All other academic qualifications under Section 1.1 apply to these candidates. Candidates must submit Sponsorship Certificates as per the prescribed format at the time of application; otherwise their applications will not be considered.

2.Sponsored GoI Doctoral Fellowship (CSIR—UGC, DST-INSPIRE, DBT, ICMR etc.):

Candidates having CSIR-UGC NET (JRF) or any other doctoral fellowship offered by GoI are eligible to apply under this category. PhD scholars joining under this category receive financial support from respective GoI doctoral fellowships. They must meet the same minimum academic qualification applicable for Institute PhD Scholar as under Section 1.1.These candidates need not be GATE qualified.

3. Sponsored Research Project under IIT Bhubaneswar:

Persons who possess the minimum prescribed qualifications as mentioned in Section 1.1 and are already working in a sponsored project of the Institute as JRF/SRF/equivalent availing minimum fellowship as that of Institute PhD scholar shall be eligible for applying to the Ph.D. program under this category. These candidates must be GATE/CSIR-UGC NET (LS) qualified.

For this category of candidates, the followings also apply:

  1. They receive assistantship from the fund available in the project under the personnel/manpower budget head (to be referred as Project Fund now onwards) and the fellowship amount is at least equal to that of Institute PhD scholar.
  2. The remaining period of the project fund (in a single project) as well as the remaining tenure of the same project should be at least 2 years from the date of enrollment in the PhD program in the Autumn/Spring Semester as per the academic calendar (if selected).

4. Sponsored under “Professor R. H. Tupkary Fellowship” program:

This programme is applicable for bright and motivated students who are interested in carrying out research in the field of Complex Dynamical Systems’ Analysis and Control. Applications are invited primarily, but not restricted to the broad areas of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Neural Engineering Systems.

This is an interdisciplinary program wherein a scholar can take a supervisor from any relevant School of the Institute. An additional amount over and above the Institute Fellowship amount will be awarded to the scholars under this category. So, the scholar will receive ₹35,000/- per month from the date of enrolment till the completion of the Enhancement Seminar. On completion of the Enhancement Seminar, the fellowship will be enhanced to ₹40,000/- per month.  The maximum period of the fellowship for any scholar will be for a period of FIVE years only. The Ph.D. student under this category may do an internship in a related industry for six months.

The applicant will have to apply with a detailed research proposal. He should also propose the supervisor (possibly after discussion with the concerned faculty) for the research work during the application process. The candidate, if selected, shall join the parent school of the proposed supervisor and under the same supervisor only. All academic qualifications under Section 1.1 apply to these candidates. The requirement of GATE qualification may be waived off for candidates with at least three years of experience in relevant fields.

Category 3 – Joint MSc-PhD Students of IIT Bhubaneswar(Only for autumn semester admissions) :

(Refer to MSc regulation – Modalities for Enrolment in PhD Programme for more detail)

This programme is applicable for bright and motivated students pursuing MSc programmes at IIT Bhubaneswar. Applicants must have completed third semester. Students securing CGPA >= 8.5 after their third semester are automatically shortlisted for appearing the selection test for joining the PhD programme in the following Autumn semester. They are required to submit a declaration towards joining the PhD program within two weeks of declaration of the third semester result. Students who have not submitted the said declaration in time will not be considered for selection test.

Their selection test will be conducted along with the Autumn semester PhD admission of the institute. There will be a discipline wise cap of 10% of the sanctioned strength (rounded upward) on the number of students who can avail this option. They will be enrolled for the PhD programme in the Autumn semester, if selected after the selection tests.

How to Apply for IIT Bhubaneswar PhD Admission 2023

Important Dates:

Opening date for online application17th March, 2023
Last date for submission of online application17th April, 2023 11:00 PM
Our Official Telegram ChannelJoin Us
Our Official Facebook PageJoin Us
Our Official Twitter AccountJoin Us

Application Fee (Non-refundable):

For General, General (EWS) and OBC Candidates:Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only)
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates:Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Only)

N.B.

  • Application Fee (Non- refundable): USD 50 for all category (Foreign Nationals).
  • Application fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
  • Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

Apply online :https://webapps.iitbbs.ac.in/phd-application/index.php

Related Posts