NIT Andhra Pradesh PhD Admission 2022-23, Dates, Eligibility, Application

NIT Andhra Pradesh PhD Admission 2022-23: National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem, is an Institute of National Importance, established in the A.Y. 2015. It is a fully-funded Institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has released notification for Ph.D. Admission July 2022.

NIT Andhra Pradesh PhD Admission 2022-23: Important Dates

The last date for submitting the online applications is 13th June, 2022 (5:00 PM).

NIT Andhra Pradesh PhD Admission 2022-23: Application Fee

The candidates must pay the required application fee of Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PwD categories) for each programme/department/school/discipline only through SBI i-collect and the payment procedure is given in Annexure ‘B’. Application fee once paid is non-refundable.

Modes of PhD & M.S. Programme

  1. Ph.D. Full-Time – Stipendiary Category
  2. Ph.D. – Project category
  3. Ph.D. (Part-Time)
  4. M.S. (by Research

NIT Andhra Pradesh PhD Admission 2022-23: Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Engineering (Full-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. (Full-Time) programme in Engineering branches should satisfy all the
criteria listed below.

  • Candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology in appropriate branches*.
  • Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.
  • Candidates should have qualified GATE or NET in the relevant disciplines.

*Note: “The candidates with B.Tech. and M. Tech. degrees in the relevant branches of Bio-Technology,
Chemical Engineering are eligible to apply for Ph.D. (Full-Time/Part-Time) programmes in the Department of Bio-Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, respectively.”

Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Programme in Engineering (Part-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. (Part-Time) programme in Engineering branches should satisfy all the
criteria listed below.

  • Candidates should be working on a regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/ Industries with a minimum experience of two years.
  • Candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology in appropriate branches*.
  • Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.

Eligibility Criteria for PhD Programme in Sciences and English (Full-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. (Full-Time) programme in Sciences & English should satisfy all the criteria
listed below.

  • Candidates with a Master’s degree in Sciences/English in relevant branch of Science/English.
  • Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.
  • Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in relevant discipline.

Eligibility Criteria for PhD Programme in Sciences and English (Part-Time)

Candidates applying for Ph.D. (Part-Time) programme in Sciences and English should satisfy all the
criteria listed below.

  • Candidates with a Master’s degree in Sciences/English in relevant branch of Science/English.
  • Candidates belong to UR/EWS/OBC-NCL category must have secured 60% (or above) aggregate marks (CGPA of 6.5) either at UG or PG level examination. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, 55% aggregate (or above) marks or equivalent CGPA of 6.0 is essential either at UG or PG level.
  • Candidates should have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR-NET in the relevant discipline.
  • Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

Eligibility Criteria for M.S. (by Research) Programme

Candidates applying for M.S. (by Research) in Engineering/Technology should satisfy all the criteria listed below.

  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record.
  • Candidates should be working on a Regular basis in reputed research organizations/Academic Institutions/ Industries with a minimum experience of two years.

Selection Procedure

Ph.D. (Full-Time/Part-Time) and M.S. (by Research) – Written Test and/or Interview.

List of Departments and Research Areas

  1. Department of Bio-Technology
    • Biotechnology/ Industrial Biotechnology
    • Food and Biochemical Engineering/ Bioprocess Engineering/ Bioprocess Technology
    • Biopharmaceutical Technology/ Bioinformatics
    • Nano-science and Engineering
    • Industrial Biotechnology
    • Enzyme & Fermentation Technology
    • Downstream processing
    • Biopolymers
    • Environmental Biotechnology
    • Functional Foods Development
    • Plant Biotechnology
    • System Biology.
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering
    • Phase Change materials
    • Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles
    • Interfacial Science
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Inorganic Membranes
    • Fruit Juice Clarification
    • Wastewater Treatment
    • Bio-Separations
  3. Dept. of Civil Engineering
    • Ground Improvement Techniques
    • Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Systems for High- Rise Structures
    • Water and wastewater Treatment
    • Emerging Pollutants and it’s Fate in Aquatic System
    • Remote Sensing & GIS
    • GIS-based hydrological modelling
    • Soft computing techniques
    • Watershed modelling
    • Solid Waste Management
    • Environmental Geo-technics
    • Impact of climate change on hydrological extremes
    • Surface Hydrology
    • Integrated watershed management
    • Fracture mechanics- Crack propagation analysis
    • Unsaturated Geomaterials
    • Thermal properties of soils
    • Sensors for soil crack monitoring
  4. Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
    • Cloud Computing
    • Probabilistic Graphical Models
    • Machine Learning for Language, Vision and Control
    • Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
    • Educational Data Mining
    • Deep Learning for Vision and NLP
    • Query Optimization for Big Data Computing
    • Privacy Preserving Data Mining
    • Big Data Analytics
    • Soft Computing
    • Cryptography & Information Security
    • Quantum enhanced probabilistic graphical models
    • Quantum Machine Learning
  5. Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Power Electronics (DC – DC converters / High Power Factor converters / Multilevel Inverters)
    • Electric Drives (IM, PMSM, SRM, SynRM)
    • Design of Electric Machines
    • Renewable Energy and Microgrids (Off-grid / grid connected)
    • Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
    • Smart Grids Technologies and Integration
    • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning applications in Energy Systems / Power Systems
    • Modern Power Systems (Operation / Stability / Control / Optimization / Security)
    • DSP / FPGA based Real -Time Embedded Systems
    • Assistive Technologies
    • Deep learning and image processing
  6. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
    • VLSI Signal Processing
    • Microwave/Millimeter wave Filters
    • High Power Microwave Devices
    • Vacuum Electron Devices.
    • UAVs for wireless networks
    • Distributed sensor networks
    • Data fusion in IoT
    • Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks,
    • Information Theory, and Theory of Error Control Codes.
    • Antennas
    • Microwave/ Millimeter Wave Sensors
    • Microwave/Millimeter Wave Circuits
  7. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • IC Engines
    • Emissions Control
    • Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
    • Energy Efficient Buildings
    • Renewable Energy
    • Alternative fuels
    • Energy Systems
    • Alternative Energy Systems
    • Manufacturing (Forming and Casting)
    • Advanced and Smart Materials (Ni, Ti, Steels and other materials) for Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Applications
    • Development and Properties evaluation of Metal Matrix
    • Composites
    • Development and Properties evaluation of Polymer Matrix composites and Carbon – Carbon Composites
    • Advanced Materials
    • Additive Manufacturing
    • Advanced Machining Technologies
    • Manufacturing processes
    • Modelling and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
  8. Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
    • Welding Metallurgy
    • Corrosion of Welds
    • High Temperature Materials
    • Composite Materials
    • Powder Metallurgy
    • ODS Steels
    • Materials Characterization
  9. Department of Mathematics (School of Sciences)
    • Wave Mechanics
    • Elasto-dynamics
    • Differential Equation
    • Mathematical Physics
    • Dynamical Systems
    • Thermoelasticity
    • Linear Algebra
    • Functional Analysis
  10. Department of Physics (School of Sciences)
    • Experimental Condensed Matter
    • Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
    • Multifunctional Properties of Magnetic Oxides
    • Magnetism and Superconducting properties of bulk and thin films.
    • Multifunctional Properties of Bulk and Thin films of Heusler Compounds
    • Optical and Photonic Materials
    • Growth of Single crystals
    • Luminescent glasses
    • Nano Phosphor materials for white LED applications
    • Materials for Energy harvesting Applications
  11. Department of Chemistry (School of Sciences)
    • Synthetic methodologies
    • Peptide and polysaccharide based nanostructured materials
    • Molecular self-assembly
    • Corannulene chemistry
    • Synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents.
    • Glyconanoparticles
  12. Department of English (School of Humanities & Management)
    • African American Theatre
    • First Nations Theatre
    • Diaspora Studies
    • Gender Studies

Note:- Any other research topic of the candidate and the guide’s interest pertaining to this branch of engineering.

How to Apply

Official website link and Application link – https://www.nitandhra.ac.in/main/aphd

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