Sunday, September 9, 2012

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR Ph.D/ Non-Degree programmes Admission Notification 2012-2013


INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR
VGEC Complex, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India – 382424
Phone: +91 - 79 - 2397 2583; Fax: +91 - 79 - 2397 2586


Applications are invited from highly motivated candidates for admission to the
1) PhD programme and
2) Non-degree programmes 
Website           http://www.iitgn.ac.in/admission.htm


PhD Programme      
In Chemical, Civil,-Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Cognitive Sciences, English, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, South Asian Studies, and Social Epidemiology. Refer to web advertisement inviting applications for the PhD programmes.

Non-Degree Programme     
i) A student of another recognized institute can spend a semester or two at IITGN with full registration in any of the offered undergraduate or postgraduate programmes.
ii) A professional can officially register for one or two courses on part-time basis to enhance learning while pursuing his/her Job.

Download:
Application forms given on the website. (http://www.iitgn.ac.in/)

Submission:
Send the complete application form to:
Assistant Registrar (Academic), IIT Gandhinagar,
VGEC Complex, Chandkheda, Ahmadabad - 382424 E-mail: academics@iitgn.ac.in

Application Deadline            01 October 2012 (Monday)



For information on Start-Early PhD Fellowship click here.

IIT Gandhinagar is looking for bright and dedicated young scholars interested in research to join us as PhD scholars. Currently, we offer PhD programme in several disciplines in Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering), Sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) and Humanities & Social Sciences (Cognitive Science, English, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology). Prospective students satisfying the eligibility criteria are encouraged to acquaint themselves with the research areas of our faculty members for suitable match of interest. Prospective candidates should consult the project profiles of faculty members before applying for PhD program.

IIT Gandhinagar also offers a Start Early PhD Fellowship with additional financial support for exceptionally qualified undergraduate students wishing to start on a direct PhD programme. Please refer to the general information enclosed below and the Start Early application form for additional details.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria
At least 55% marks in MA/MSc/B.Tech/M.Tech or equivalent degree in appropriate branches. Above mentioned eligibility criteria is minimum and the disciplines may use higher cut off levels for short listing. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories would be eligible for relaxations, as per norms, in the selection criteria.

Course Work Requirement
IIT Gandhinagar strongly believes in value addition through course work. There is a significant number of course work a PhD student needs to do depending on his/her background.

Residential Requirement
PhD programme is fully residential. The regular candidates will have to stay on campus. For external candidate the minimum residential requirement is normally one year. For candidates under Faculty Development Program, currently 2 years of residency requirement after completion of 1 year of advanced admission is followed.

Maximum intake of PhD students for admissions in December 2012

Biological Engineering               2 
Chemical Engineering    8 
Chemistry           4 
Civil Engineering           6 
Computer Science & Engineering          1 
Humanities and Social Sciences
   6 
Electrical Engineering    8 
Mechanical Engineering             6 
Materials Science & Engineering           3 
Mathematics       3 
Physics               3 

Important Dates
Last date for receipt of application form in the Institute       01 October, 2012 (Monday)
Web announcement of short-listed candidates for interview 16 October, 2012 (Tuesday)
Test/interview for PhD admissions     09-11 November, 2012 (Friday-Sunday)
Web announcement of selected candidates    20 November, 2012 (Tuesday)
Last date for payment of fees 07 December, 2012 (Friday)
PhD registration          26 December, 2012 (Wednesday)


Application Form for regular PhD programme   | 
Format for Statement of Purpose   |
General Information   | 

Please note that the deadline of application submission is 01 October, 2012
There is no application fee.

If you are applying for more than one discipline, please submit a separate application for each discipline.

Applicants working in educational institutes are encouraged to apply under the Faculty Development Programme.(FDP). However, applicants from research/industrial organizations can use the opportunity to apply in External (ET) category. For further details about these schemes, please refer to the General Information Brochure given above or contact us at academics@iitgn.ac.in

All communications regarding PhD Admission are to be addressed to:
Assistant Registrar (Academics)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
VGEC Campus, Chandkheda,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - 382424

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