Visvesvaraya
National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Ph.D ADMISSIONS 2013-2014
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
South Ambazari Road, Nagpur has invited applications for admission to the
following courses of June session 2013 in the concerned departments as
mentioned below:
Admission to
• Ph.D. (Full Time)
with Teaching Assistantship
• Ph.D. (Full Time) Sponsored Sponsored
• Ph.D. (Part Time) Programmes Programmes
(Preference will be given to Full Time Ph.D. Scholars by the
Department)
Eligibility
Criteria
Candidates, whose ME / MTech / MArch / MSc result
is awaited, can also apply for PhD program. They will have to submit the result
of ME / MTech / MArch / MSc exam by 31st of August 2013, till which time their
registration will be provisional.
1. Applied Mechanics:
BE / BTech/ AMIE in Civil Engineering and ME /
MTech in Structural Engineering related specialization with a minimum of First
Class (CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or
Master’s level. Desirable: GATE score.
2. Architecture and Planning:
MArch or Equivalent / MTech or Equivalent (Urban
Planning) / MUP Or Equivalent with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA
greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level.
Desirable: GATE score.
3. Chemical Engineering:
BE / BTech in Chemical Engineering / Chemical
Technology / Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology AND ME / MTech in Chemical
Engineering / Chemical Technology / Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology with
a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at
Bachelor’s or Master’s level. Desirable: GATE score.
4. Chemistry:
MSc in Chemistry (Organic / Inorganic / Analytical
/ Physical Chemistry / Biochemistry with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA
greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level.
Desirable: GATE score
5. Civil Engineering:
BE / BTech / AMIE (Civil) and ME / MTech in any
branch of Civil Engineering with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater
than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level. Desirable: GATE
score
6. Computer Science and Engineering:
BE / BTech / AMIE or equivalent in any branch of
Engineering and ME / MTech or equivalent in one of the following branches
Computer Science / Computer Technology / Computer Engineering / Information
Technology / Information Science with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA
greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level.
Desirable: GATE score
7. Electrical Engineering:
ME / MTech in Electrical & Electronics / Power
Systems / Energy Systems / Control System / Instrumentation & Control / Power
Electronics / Electric Drives with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA
greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level.
Desirable: GATE score
8. Electronics Engineering:
ME / MTech in one of the following branches
Electronics and Communication / Electronics / Industrial Electronics /
Bio-medical Instrumentation / Power Electronics / Electrical and Electronics /
VLSI / Embedded Systems with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater than
6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level. Desirable: GATE
score
9. Humanities and Social Sciences:
MA / MSc in Psychology / Sociology / English with a
minimum of First Class
10. Mathematics:
MSc in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics with a
minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at
Master’s level. Desirable: NET / SET / GATE score
11. Mechanical Engineering:
ME / MTech in Mechanical Engineering / Production
Engineering / Automobile Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Power Plant
Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Energy Systems
& Engineering with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75
on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level. Desirable: GATE score.
12. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering:
ME / MTech in Metallurgy / Material Engineering /
Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Chemical with a minimum of First Class
(CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s
level. Desirable: GATE score.
13. Mining Engineering:
ME / MTech in Mining Engg or related to Mining Engg
/ Civil Engineering / Env. Engg. / Geo-Tech Engg / Mine Planning / Rock
Mechanics / Opencast Mining / Mineral Engg. OR MSc / MSc Tech in Geology /
Applied Geology / Environment with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA
greater than 6.75 on a 10 point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level.
Desirable: GATE score.
14. Physics:
A Master’s Degree in the concerned or an allied
subject with a minimum of First Class (CPI or CGPA greater than 6.75 on a 10
point scale) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level. Desirable: GATE score.
ADMISSION
PROCEDURE
The application form is available on Institute
website www.vnit.ac.in. The form, duly filled in by the candidate,
along with xerox copies of the certificates and photograph duly attested and crossed
DD/ Bankers Check of amount Rs. 500/- (non-refundable) towards processing fee
drawn in favour of The Director, VNIT, Nagpur, payable at Nagpur, should be
send it to Dy. Registrar (Academic), VNIT, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur-440 010
and must reach on or before the last date of submission of application form
(clearly mention admission category and department on the envelop in bold
letters). Incomplete applications and applications received after the last date
are liable to be rejected.
All Candidates will be required to appear for
written test to be conducted in the respective departments on the date
specified in the information brochure. Further, the candidates shortlisted on the
basis of performance in the written test shall be interviewed. The written test
will be of qualifying nature and the
marks cutoff will be 50% to get qualified for appearing in interview.
Candidates will be required to appear for written
test / interview at their own cost.
The interviews for the short listed candidates will
be conducted in the concerned departments as per the schedule given in this
brochure. The constitution of the interview committee will be as follows:
1. HoD of
the concerned department - Chairman
2. Dean(R&C) / Dean (Acd)/ Professor from other
department - Director’s Nominee
3. All faculty members from the concerned
department/ discipline who are recognized Ph.D.
supervisors– Members
The written
test score will be appropriately factored in for deciding the relative merit.
The
weightages will be as follows:
1. Written Test : 50%
2. Interview : 40%
3. GATE Score (Above qualifying marks in the
respective categories) : 10%
The provisional list of selected candidates will be
displayed on Institute’s website and no separate intimation will be sent to the
candidates. Registration will be w.e.f. 1st July 2013.
Candidates shall report to Dy. Registrar (Academic)
for admission alongwith DD of prescribed fees.
Candidate shall report to the concerned department
for allotted Supervisors. Candidate in consultation with the supervisor shall
identify the area of research and prepare a synopsis. The supervisor will
propose a Research Progress Committee, (RPC) for Ph.D. programme. The R P C
shall monitor the progress of Ph.D. work of the candidate.
Following
shall be the composition of RPC.
Head of the Concerned Department – (Chairman)
Supervisor(s)
Expert from Department (nominated by supervisor
& approved by HoD)
Expert from allied Department/ Discipline
(nominated by supervisor & approved by HoD)
RPC shall recommend the courses to be undertaken by
a candidate as per norms.
REQUIREMENT
OF COURSE WORK
Requirement of course work for Ph.D.
Program Qualification Courses to be completed
Ph.D. M. Sc. / M.A. 24 credits
Ph.D. M. Sc. / M.A. with M. Phil. 12 credits
Ph.D. M.E. / M. Tech. / M. Arch. 12 credits
RPC may recommend more course work if feel
necessary. In addition to above, candidate will be required to undergo course
in Research Methodology (Audit Course). Candidate will be required to complete
the course work within one / two years of joining the program by full time /
part time scholars respectively.
MINIMUM
DURATION OF PROGRAM
1. Ph.D. (Full time) - Three years
2. Ph.D. (Part time) - Four Years
VALIDITY OF
REGISTRATION
The registration will be valid for a period of 6
years from the date of registration and no further extension will be granted
under normal circumstances.
After 6 years, if a candidate wishes to continue
research, he / she will be required to register again. A candidate should apply
for re-registration before completion of 6 years of registration period.
Failure to do so a candidate will be required to register again following the
procedure for fresh candidates.
SPONSORED
CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT :
1. No teaching assistantship will be paid to
sponsored candidates.
2. Since it is a Full Time program, the candidate
is required to be available for full time in the respective department for the
entire duration of the program (i.e. minimum THREE YEARS from the date of
registration).
3. The candidate must produce sponsorship
certificate in the prescribed format given below by July 31, 2013.
Important
dates to remember:
Last date of submission of application - Mon, 03.06.2013
Display of list of eligible candidates - Mon, 10.06.2013
Written test for eligible candidates - Mon, 17.06.2013
Interview for short listed candidates - 17.06.2013 &
18.06.2013
For further details, visit the website link:
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