National Institute of Technology (NIT) Meghalaya PhD Program July 2019 (Autumn Semester)
NIT Meghalaya PhD Admission 2019 – Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme starting in July 2019 (Autumn 2019) under Full time and Sponsored (part-time) categories. The disciplines and areas in which the Programme to be offered (but not limited to) are:
The Institute shall admit Ph. D students under the following categories:
Full Time: Scholars under this category shall work full time for the Ph.D. courses/research. They may receive fellowship offered by the Institute as per MHRD norms / TEQIP guidelines or other funding agencies. http://nitmeghalaya.in/nitm/phd_scholarship.html
Sponsored (part-time): Employees from Industries, Corporate Houses, Research and Development (R&D) Organizations and Faculties of Senior Colleges with minimum working experience of 5 years, out of which 2 years should be from the current organization, will be eligible for applying to the Sponsored (Part Time) Ph.D. Programme.
NIT Meghalaya PhD Admission 2019 Important Dates
Availability of online application form in the Institute Website: 03rd April 2019
Last date of filling online application: 30th April 2019, 5:00 PM
Last date for receipt of hard copy of application by post: 10th May 2019, 5:00 PM
Notification of Shortlisted Candidates for PhD Programme: 17th May 2019
Written Test and Interview (Candidates are advised to make a plan for stay of 2 days {if required}): 24th May 2019
Display of Selected Candidates 28th May 2019
Eligibility Criteria for NIT Meghalaya PhD Admission 2019
For Full Time Scholars: Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of 60% (55% in case of Humanities and Social Sciences) marks or an equivalent CGPA in the Master’s degree. Candidates with B.E. / B. Tech. with an aggregate of 75% marks or equivalent GPA with valid GATE score will also be eligible.
For Sponsored (Part Time Scholars): Master’s degree in Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Humanities and Social Sciences/ Management Sciences/ or Master’s degree in the allied subjects with consistently good academic record and a minimum of 60% (55% in case of Humanities and Social Sciences) marks or an equivalent CGPA in the Master’s degree. Candidates with B.E. / B. Tech. with an aggregate of 60% marks or equivalent CGPA are eligible
Candidate’s age should not be more than 58. A certificate/declaration of sponsorship from the sponsoring body must be submitted by the applicant at the time of applying for application and admission process.
Relaxation for SC/ST/PWD Candidates
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CGPA for SC/ST/PWD category applicants as per GOI Norms.
Application Fees:
Application fees of Rs. 500/- for General/OBC and Rs. 250 for SC/ST candidates to be paid via online. No application fee to be paid by PWD candidates.
Eligible candidates may be required to appear for a written test in respect of his/ her discipline. Shortlisted candidates based on performance in the written test will be called for interview. Both written test and interview may be completed on the same day
It may be extended for one more day based on the number of candidates appearing for interview.
Fee Structure
For Full Time and Sponsored (Part Time) Scholars:
May be referred to the official link: http://nitmeghalaya.in/nitmeghalaya/p/fee
NIT Meghalaya PhD Admission 2019 Application Process
STEP-I: candidates are advised to make the payment first as per category.
STEP-II: fill the online application form.
STEP-III: print out of online application form along with payment proof with all the testimonials (self-attested) to the mentioned address.
STEP-1 Instructions for Payment Process using State Bank Collect (SBI Collect):
Click on “Make Payment using SBI Collect”.
STEP II: Submission online Application Form:
Go To application Form Link <click Here>
Login the application and fill reference no assigned during the payment (example: BKIDN17007356407), payment date (example: dd mm yyyy) and other important application details.
Select category of application Full time/ Sponsored (Part-time)
If a candidate is applying for more than one department, the candidate must pay application fee separately to both applications and submit separate application to each department.
The completed application along with required enclosures in a A4 size envelope by mentioning “Application for PhD Program under Full time/Sponsored (Part time) category in —————Department before the last date of Receipt of Application should reach to the following address.
The status regarding the selection of candidates for the admission to the Ph.D. Programme will be available at institute website (http://nitmeghalaya.in/ nitmeghalaya) in due course. Shortlisted candidates will be informed through email only from NIT Meghalaya.
