Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Rajasthan Ph.D Admission Notice 2012

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Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan

Old Residency Road, Ratanada, Jodhpur-342011, Rajasthan, Tel 0291-2449002, Fax 0291-2516823
Advt No-IITJ/ACAD/2012/01, dtd 31st March, 2012

Ph.D Admission Notice 2012

Admission to the Ph.D Programme at various centres of Excellence of IIT Rajasthan

IIT Rajasthan is committed to develop state of the art, research-led and multidisciplinary centres of excellence where scholars from different disciplines will carry forward productive research on emerging and important technological, scientific and social issues that characterize the challenges faced by the contemporary world

Teaching and research activities of the institute especially for Postgraduate and Ph.D Programmes are structured around various Centres of Excellence (CoEs) of the Institute

Each of the CoE will include participation in selected domains from renowned academic and research institutions or industry from within India and abroad, so as to carry out their research work in frontier areas

IIT Rajasthan has three centres of excellence, namely, Centre of Excellence in Energy; Centre of Excellence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Centre of Excellence in Systems Science (SS)

These CoE with their multidisciplinary ethos, diversity and multicultural work environment aim at transforming students into truly professional global citizens, competent to address the challenges being faced by the Nation and the society at large

For further information about the CoEs, please visit institute’s website

After joining the program, you are required take a few mathematics courses as part of your course work

However, those got admitted, depending on the requirement, may be provided with preparatory courses in mathematics before starting of the actual course work

Applications for admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D Programme in the above mentioned three Centres of Excellence (under Regular and Full Time category, Part-time/Sponsored category) are invited from the eligible candidates who have completed the prescribed qualifying degree

The candidates who are in the final semester of qualifying degree also can apply for provisional admission

However, they must submit the proof of successful completion of the qualifying degree with minimum requirement of percentage of marks on or before 10th August, 2012

Students admitted to the Ph.D programme will have opportunity of interdisciplinary research within the scope of on thematic areas identified by the respective CoE

Thus scholars have a unique option to carry out research even beyond their basic disciplines/ expertise in the qualifying degree

Preference will be given to applicants whose academic background and credentials strongly exhibit the potentials to carry out application based research in matching themes of the centres of excellence

Prospective scholars, before applying, must go through the theme areas of research of centres of excellence

Applications Procedure: Candidates are requested to visit the website to fill and submit application form online http://iitj.ac.in

For July, 2012 admission, the online link will remain active till 23rd April, 2012

The summary sheet, final submitted application, demand draft and GATE score card should reach by 26th April, 2012

You are requested to send summary sheet and final submitted application generated online duly signed along with the processing fee of Rs 300/- for General/OBC candidates and Rs 150/- for SC/ST/PwD candidates in the form of demand draft drawn from a nationalized bank in favour of Director, IIT Rajasthan payable at Jodhpur

Candidates applying for two CoEs need to submit demand draft of Rs 600/- (OBC/General), Rs 300/- (SC/ST/PD)

Candidates applying for three CoEs need to submit demand draft of Rs 900/- (OBC/General), Rs 450/- (SC/ST/PD)

Convener-Ph.D Admissions, Centre of Excellence in _ (write the name of CoE in which admission to Ph.D is sought), Application Number _ Indian Institute of Technology, Rajasthan, Old Residency Road, Ratanada, Jodhpur-342011, Rajasthan

For the July, 2012 Session, admission to the Ph.D programmes is made only under the (studentship) category of regular and full time

Minimum Educational Qualifications: Applicants must have Mathematics background at 10+2 level

Further details visit http://www.iitj.ac.in

Part-time/Sponsored candidates: Three years of relevant experience is needed and GATE requirement may be relaxed depending on the experience

This category is only for those who are working in research labs or in similar institutions

Please note that no financial assistance will be provided under this category

Financial Assistance: Financial Assistance in the form of assistantship/scholarship/fellowship for a specified duration will be provided to eligible Ph.D students (Full Time) as per the Institute norms or as per the funding agency norms (UGC/CSIR/DBT/NBHM/etc) of the assistantship

Reservation in admission is as per the GoI rules

Ph.D students will carry out research only in the theme areas/research proposals of the admitted centre of excellence for their doctoral dissertations irrespective of their basic disciplines/ specialization in the qualifying degree

An interdisciplinary doctoral committee shall be formed for each Ph.D student to advise and guide the student to carry out his/her research work

The convener of the committee shall perform the role of primary advisor of the programme

Each Ph.D student needs to successfully complete a set of prescribed courses (as recommended by the doctoral committee) followed by a comprehensive examination and state-of-the art seminar within first two or three semesters from his/her date of registration of the programme