Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur announces PhD Admission 2024 (Autumn Semester)
IIT Kharagpur PhD Admission 2024 – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur offers admission to the PhD Program offered in different departments/ disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Rural Development, Law, Management and Medicine. for the academic session 2024-25 ((Autumn Semester). Get more details on IIT Kharagpur PhD Admission 2024-25 (Autumn Semester) from the page below.
IIT Kharagpur PhD Admission 2024
Categories for PhD Admission
- PhD Program [Regular with Institute Assistantship, Individual Fellowship (i.e. CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/INSPIRE etc.), Sponsored, and Working Professionals] of the Institute in all disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Rural Development, Law, Management and Medicine
PhD Departments
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural and Food Engineering
- Architecture and Regional Planning
- Bioscience and Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
- Geology and Geophysics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
- Physics
PhD Centres
- Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence
- Advanced Technology Development
- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Science
- Centre for Computational and Data Sciences (CCDS)
- Cryogenic Engineering
- Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems
- Centre of Excellence in Affordable Healthcare
- Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness
- Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering
- Materials Science
- Rubber Technology
- Rural Development
- P K Sinha Centre For Bioenergy and Renewables
- Centre of Excellence on Safety Engineering & Analytics (COE-SEA)
PhD Schools:
- Bio Science
- Energy Science and Engineering
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- G.S. Sanyal School of Telecommunication
- Nano Science and Technology
- Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management
- School of Medical Science and Technology
- School of Water Resources
- Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability
- Vinod Gupta School of Management
Duration of PhD Program
- The minimum duration of Ph.D program for such candidates is 3 years and the maximum tenure is 8 years from the date of enrolment.
Important Dates
- Commencement of Online application form submission : February 13, 2024
- Website closure for submission of online application form : March 25, 2024
- Last date for receipt of hard copy of completed application (for Ph.D through Project category only) at the Academic Section : March 29, 2024
- Written Test and Interview to be conducted in the respective Departments/Centres/Schools (for shortlisted candidates only) : May 02, 2024 to May 15, 2024
- Date of admission : July 15, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- All candidates seeking admission to the PhD program under the categories mentioned below shall have to possess requisite marks/grades in the qualifying degree as shown below:
- A minimum of 60% marks or a CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale in the qualifying examination (3.2.a and/or 3.2.b) in Engineering /Science /Commerce /Management/ Law and/or equivalent OR
- A minimum of 55% marks or a CGPA of 6.0 in 10 point scale in the qualifying examination (3.2.a and/or 3.2.b) in Humanities/Social Science/MBBS degree and/or equivalent
- Note: i) Candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying degree programme whose final result is awaited is required to enter the CGPA/Marks of all other preceding semesters expect the final semester for that particular program e.g., for B.Tech programme of 8 semesters, CGPA/Marks upto the 7th semester or M.Sc./M.Tech. programme of 2 years, CGPA/Marks upto 3rd semester and so on. An application not meeting this requirement will be rejected.
- CGPA will not be converted into percentage marks if the degree awarding Institute provides marks in CGPA system or vice versa. Their admission will be based on the CGPA or Percentage of Marks awarded in the transcript.
Minimum qualifying degree required for seeking admission to the PhD program
- M.Tech (Master of Technology) / MS / ME (Master of Engineering)/ M.Sc(Engg.,)
- M. Arch/ MCP (Master of City planning) /MRP (Master of Regional Planning)
- M. Phil (2 year program)
- MBA / PG Diploma in Management of 2-year duration (after completion of B.Tech/M.Sc/MA/M.Com)
- LLM (2 year program) after EITHER at least 5 years of integrated LLB degree after 10+2 examination OR 3 years LLB degree after 10+2+3 examination
- A degree equivalent to any of the above OR
Minimum qualifying degree required for seeking admission to the PhD program
- B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology)/ BE (Bachelor of Engineering)/ B.Sc (Engg.)
- B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture)
- M.Sc. (Master of Science) / MA (Master of Arts) / M. Phil. (1 year programme)
- MBA / PG Diploma in Management of 2-year duration (after completion of BA/B.Sc/B.Com)
- MBBS degree with compulsory one-year internship
- 5 years (minimum) of integrated LLB degree after 10+2 examination OR 3 years LLB degree after 10+2+3 examination
- A degree equivalent to any of the above
- For more eligibility criteria details please check website http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/phd-admission
Application Process
- Applicants are required to apply online at the website www.iitkgp.ac.in
- Application once submitted successfully cannot be altered/resubmitted under any circumstances.
- Further, no request with respect to making changes in any data/particulars entered by the candidate in the Online Application will be entertained.
- Therefore, please keep all data/information ready before you start filling up the Application Online.
Application Fee
- For Unreserved/OBC/EWS/Transgender candidates : Rs.1000/-
- For SC/ST/PwD/ Women candidates : Rs.500/-
- Mode of Payment : Through online payment gateway only
Selection Process
- The admission of a candidate to the PhD program is recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee (Post-Graduate and Research), abbreviated as DAC (PG&R), of the Department/Centre concerned on the basis of
- Overall Academic Performance
- Written Test (Through offline mode) and
- Personal Interview (Through offline mode)
For more details and apply please visit the official website
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