Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
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IITP/ACAD/PhD/2023-24/03 Date: 20.10.2023
PhD Admission – (Spring Semester, AY-2023-24)
Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, to fill the
vacant seats under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme Phase II.
Research area under Visvesvaraya Scheme are as under:
Name of the PhD Programme
and Department Research Areas
Department of Electrical
Engineering
Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Learning,
(Full Time)
AI, Medical Imaging
(No of Seats vacant = 1)
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Electronics Cooling
(Full Time)
(No of Seats vacant =1)
It is to be noted that, “The 'Visvesvaraya PhD scheme' is reserved for candidates who wish to do their work
in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT enabled Services (ITES) research areas.”
More details about the 'Visvesvaraya PhD scheme can be found at the following URL:
https://phd.digitalindiacorporation.in/assets/documents/Scheme-document-Phase-II.pdf
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A. GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS: MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO PHD PROGRAMME:
AGE LIMIT:
• In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years (B.Tech./ B.S.
/B.E./M.Sc./MA/MCA/MBA) for JRF and 32 years (M. Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Phil.)
for SRF to be calculated as on the last date of application and is applicable only for
candidates applying in Regular and Full-time category, as Institute Fellow.
• Upper age limit is relaxed up to 05 years in case of candidate belonging to
Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, OBC, Women and PwD candidates.
• For Research / project fellows, age limit will be as per the funding agency norms. In
absence of any age criteria, the Institute norms will be followed.
B. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
B.1 PhD in Engineering
For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering Department, a candidate must satisfy one
of thefollowing criteria:
B.1.1 Candidates having M. Tech./M.E. degree in an Engineering/Technology, with a
minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
B.1.2 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant branch / area with a
minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.
B.1.3 Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of
marks
S/he must have qualified GATE not older than 05 years from the last date of submission
of application / NET qualification
NOTE
• CPI will not be converted into percentage marks if the degree awarding Institute
provides marks in CPI system or vice versa. Their admission will be based on the CPI
or Percentage of Marks awarded in the transcript.
• Candidates should note that if both CPI and percentage are indicated in
transcript/marksheet of the qualifying degree then only CPI shall be considered for
determining eligibility.
C. RELAXATION FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES:
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ ST applicants.
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D. RESERVATIONS:
The reservation of seats in admissions for SC, ST, OBC, EWS categories and for persons with
disability (PwD) will be as per Government of India rules. OBC (Non-creamy layer)
candidates will have to produce certificate and self-declaration statement as per formats
indicated at Annexure - I and II available on the website:
https://www.iitp.ac.in/acad/admission.php
E. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme.
For details, please visit: - https://phd.digitalindiacorporation.in/assets/documents/Scheme-
documentPhase-II.pdf
F. WITHDRAWAL POLICY
One should not drop /leave the programme before course completion without valid reasons
thereof. Selected candidates shall have to submit an undertaking/declaration at the time of
admission for refunding fellowship/assistantship drawn from the institute in case of
resignationfrom the program
G. HEALTH CARE POLICY
Health Services for enrolled students during their tenure will be governed by the terms and
conditions of insurance policy procured by them at the time of admission which shall be
renewedon yearly basis. OPD inside the institute health center is available for all students in
accordancewith the institute policy framed from time to time in this matter.
H. ACCOMMODATION POLICY
Institute does not guarantee hostel accommodation inside the campus. However,
accommodation may be provided on first come first served basis, subject to availability of
vacant rooms in the hostels.
I. APPLICATION PROCEDURE (please go through it very carefully):
Firstly, application fee must be paid before proceeding for online application. The details of
applicationfee are given below:
Category Application Fee
GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL Rs. 1,000/-
SC/ST/PwD/Women / Transgender Rs. 500/-
The application fee should be paid online through SBI Collect. Application fee shall not be
refunded.
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Link for payment: https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/
Detail of Payment Procedure is attached as Annexure – I
After the payment, a reference/journal number will be generated, which must be mentioned
in the application form and the printed e-receipt of payment must be preserved carefully.
Only after the above step and noting down reference/journal number generated through
payment, candidates are required to use the following link to fill and submit application form
online. Please readcomplete advertisement very carefully before applying online. To avoid
internet congestion, candidates are advised not to wait for the last date of application.
Link for online application (should be accessed after payment of application fee through SBI
Collect): https://www.iitp.ac.in/phd_admission/phd_form/
• After successful submission of online application, candidates shall receive
application details on their respective registered email address.
• The candidates are required to take printout of the application details received in their
email after submitting online application. This printout along with self-attested copies
of mark sheets & certificates (from class X to highest degree obtained/appeared), caste
certificate (if applicable), GATE /NET/relevant certificate related to any fellowship,
experience certificate, other testimonials (both sides), and printed e-receipt of online
payment must be produced on the day of test/interview, failing which the candidature
is liable to be rejected.
• Candidates, applying for more than one Department, must submit a separate
application with separate payment of application fee. Fresh fee payment is required for
each application.
If any of the prescribed documents (as mentioned above) is not produced on the day of
test/interview,then the candidate may not be allowed to attend test/interview.
Please note that depending upon the situation, above documents can be asked any time before
the day of interview.
Candidates are NOT required to send application by post.
No call letter will be sent by post. The candidates must check their registered email and
Institute website regularly for important information. On the day of test/interview, a
candidate must produce her/his valid original Identity card.
J. SELECTION
The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for test/interview, based
on performance in GATE/NET, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, shortlisting
criteria etc. Merely fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee call for
test/interview.
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Important Dates:
Start Date of On-line Application : 20/10/2023
Last Date of On-line Application : 05/11/2023 (Till 11:59 PM)
Issuance of Call Letter by email : 08/11/2023
Examination Date Window : November 14-15, 2023
Result Release Date (Tentative) : 16/11/2023
Issuance of Offer Letter (Tentative) : 16/11/2023
Helpline: Please note that no correspondence / query shall be entertained regarding correction
of mistakes in the submitted application, details already available in the advertisement and
irrelevant matters. First issues/problems should be identified strictly as provided in the
following table and use ONLY the concerned link/ email id mentioned against the issues.
Sl. No. Issues
onlineapplication
06115-233-684/697
06115-233-062
Note: The above information is not the complete set of Rules & Regulations for the PhD
programme of IIT Patna.
Legal Jurisdiction: The court at Patna alone shall have the jurisdiction to settle and decide all
mattersand disputes related to the above referred admission process.
