PhD Programme Admission IIT Guwahati
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, a National Institute, has announced Postgraduate Admissions for the July 2022 Session.
Doctoral/MTech/MDes/MS(R)/MA programmes are among the PG programmes offered.
Total Number of seats-
The total number of PhD seats available for the July 2022 session is 556. There are 41 special seats for PhD students. programmes under the CSIR/UGC JRF Scheme, including 20 dual degree PhD seats.
Regular and Full Time, Sponsored and Full Time, Employed and Part-Time, Self-Financed and Full Time, Self-Financed and Part-Time, Project Staff and Full Time, Project Staff and Part-Time, External and Part-Time, and Self-Financed and Full-Time Foreign Students are all eligible for PhD programmes.
PhD Joint Degree Program with IIT (BHU):
This is the first of its sort at an IIT. Students admitted to this joint degree PhD programme (JDP) would work on the stated research proposals under the joint supervision of faculty members from both IIT Guwahati and IIT (BHU).
Important Dates
Opening of Application Portal for Submission of Applications: 04 April 2022.
Closing of Application Portal: 05:00 PM on 25 April 2022
Selections will be conducted from 15 May to 30 June 2022
Departments offering PhD programmes in July 2022:
Department of Computer Science and Engineering – 30
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering – 51
Department of Mechanical Engineering – 48
Department of Civil Engineering – 53
Department of Design – 18
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering – 38
Department of Chemical Engineering – 36
Department of Physics – 42
Department of Chemistry – 40
Department of Mathematics – 42
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences – 35
School of Agro and Rural Technology – 10
School of Business – 10
School of Energy Sciences and Engineering – 11
School of Health Science and Technology – 10
Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence – 10
Centre for Disaster Management and Research – 10
Centre for the Environment – 11
Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems – 10
Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology – 10
Centre for Nanotechnology – 11
Centre for Sustainable Polymers – 10
Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems (Seats under Project Mode only) – 10
Total-556
Special Seats for PhD Programs through the CSIR/UGC JRF Scheme
Department of Physics – 14
Department of Chemistry – 19
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering – 6
Total-41
Dual Degree
Dual M.Tech. + Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering – 10
Dual M.S (Engineering) + Ph.D in Electronics and Electrical Engineering – 10
Total- 20
-In terms of disciplines and categories, PwD candidates are given 5% of the available seats.
-Candidates in the non-regular category are limited to occupying a maximum of 10% of the available seats.
PhD Stipend on a Regular Full-Time Basis-
At the moment, the Institute offers ordinary full-time PhD students a monthly assistantship of Rs. 31,000 for the first two years and Rs. 35,000 for the next three years.
They are given financial assistance/scholarships by IIT Guwahati or fellowships by CSIR/UGC or any other approved funding organisation.
Financial assistance/scholarships from the Institute or fellowships from external funding agencies are awarded to them in accordance with the Institute’s governing guidelines and are conditioned on good academic progress and performance in allocated teaching assistant duties.
To be eligible for an assistantship/scholarship from the Institute or a fellowship from the relevant external funding source, these candidates must meet the following requirements, unless exempted.
Candidates with a four-year Bachelor’s degree (BE/BTech/BDes or similar) must have a valid and qualified GATE score (CEED score in case of the Department of Design).
Candidates having an MSc degree as a qualifying degree must have a valid and qualifying GATE score or a valid CSIR-NET(JRF)/ INSPIRE/ NBHM-PhD qualification, among other qualifications.
Candidates with an MA in Humanities and Social Sciences or equivalent qualification must have a valid UGC-NET qualification.
Candidates holding a qualifying degree like a Bachelor’s (BTech/BDes) degree or Masters’ (MA/MSc) degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with a minimum CPI of 8.0 on a 10-point scale are free from the necessity of a valid GATE/ CEED/ NET/ INSPIRE, etc.
Candidates should check the official website of IIT Guwahati for the most recent information, eligibility criteria, how to apply, and other data.
Official Website- IIT Guwahati
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