National Institute of Technology West Bengal Admission to PhD programme 2013-14

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur West Bengal - India - 713209

ADMISSION TO PHD PROGRAMMES

Admission to PhD programme 2013-14

The Institute offers doctoral research programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the following disciplines.

I. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Biotechnology

II. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Chemical Engineering

III. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Chemistry

IV. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Civil Engineering

V. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Computer Applications

VI. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

VII. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Electrical Engineering

VIII. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

IX. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Earth & Environmental studies

X. “Doctor of Philosophy in English/ Economics/ Management”, Department of Humanities & Social Science

XI. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Information Technology

XII. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Management Studies

XIII. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Mathematics

XIV. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Mechanical Engineering

XV. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

XVI. “Doctor of Philosophy”, Department of Physics

Status of Research scholars:

The status of the candidates admitted to the PhD programme shall be classified under any one of the following categories:

1. Full-time Institute-sponsored research scholar with Institute Scholarship

2. Full-time research scholar with financial support from Government/ Semi-Government organizations/ other organizations

3. Full-time foreign research scholar admitted sub to permission of GOI Government of India

4. Full-time research scholar under QIP/ EFIP scheme

5. Full-time research scholar selected in externally sponsored projects in the Institute

6. Full-time self-sponsored research scholar

7. Part-time research scholar from the Institute Faculty/ Staff/ Project Staff

8. Part-time sponsored research scholar

9. Part-time self-sponsored research scholar

10. Foreign student from institutions/organization having MOU with NIT Durgapur

Eligibility for Admission:

The minimum qualification required for admission to PhD programme is one of the following:

i) M. Tech./ M.E./ M. Arch/ M. Pharm in relevant discipline with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60 percent marks in aggregate in the M.E./ M. Tech. level from a recognized technical institute or university/ government open university

ii) B. Tech/ B.E./ MCA/ B. Arch/ B. Pharm in relevant discipline with at least 7.0 CGPA or 65 percent marks in aggregate from a recognized technical institute or university/ government open university

iii) M. Sc./ M. Com./ MBA/ PGDBM/ PGDM/ MA/ MBBS/ BDS in relevant discipline with at least 6.0 CGPA or 55 percent marks or equivalent in aggregate from a recognized institute or university/ government open university

iv) ICWAI/ CA with a graduation degree in any discipline

v) The minimum CGPA/marks shall be relaxed by 0.5 CGPA or 5 percent in case of candidates belonging to the SC/ST categories

vi) To be considered for Full-time Institute-sponsored research scholar (category-A), a valid GATE score/ NET qualification as per MHRD norm for eligibility of fellowship is mandatory for candidates not having M. Tech./ M. E. degree

vii) Scholars under categories E and G must submit a no-objection certificate from the Institute/PI of the project respectively during admission. They shall work for the PhD programme while discharging their normal duties

viii) Part-time Sponsored research scholars (category H) may carry out their research work in their parent organization after fulfilling the pre-requisites in the Institute. They shall submit a no-objection certificate from the employer during admission

ix) Mere possession of required degree and a good academic record do not guarantee admission to a candidate for the Ph.D. programme. Apart from academic record, the DRPC will take into consideration the research aptitude, ability to work in a team, subject interest, availability of supervisors, facilities in the department and the research focus of the department while selecting candidates to the Ph.D. programme.

Admission procedure:

1. Scholars under categories B, C, E and G shall be directly admitted, subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria and submission of requisite documents and no-objection certificate, if applicable. Admission procedure for candidates under category D will be made as per guidelines of respective schemes.

2. Admission of scholars under categories F, H, I and J shall be made twice (maximum) in each semester as per a pre-decided schedule based on admission test and viva voce. Dean (R&C) will publish the admission notice on the Institute website www.nitdgp.ac.in.

3. Full-time Institute-sponsored research scholars (category A) shall be notified once in a year through Institute website www.nitdgp.ac.in. and advertisement. Regular reservation policy of the Government of India shall apply. Selection shall be based on admission test and/or viva voce.

** Applications invited for admission to PhD programme with fellowship 2013-14 

** PhD Registration Form

Office Phone No. for Enquiry Related to PhD :- +91-343-2752043

Dean (Research & Consultancy)

Prof. P. Gupta

Email id: deanresearch@admin.nitdgp.ac.in