Indian
Institute of Technology, Patna
Patliputra
Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar
Phone
: +91 (612) 2552086/2552103 Fax: +91 (612) 2277383
Ph.D. Admission – July 2015
Applications are invited for admission to the
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, starting in July 2015 in the following
Departments and Centres. The areas of research in IIT Patna are as follows:
Department
Areas of Research
Chemistry
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Synthetic organometallic
chemistry and catalysis, Gas Phase Molecular Spectroscopy, Computational
Chemistry, Solution Chemistry with theory, Metal catalyzed C-H activation,
Carbohydrate Chemistry, Nanoscience and technology, Synthetic Organic chemistry
(general organic synthesis and development of new synthetic methods,
Multicomponent reactions, organocatalysis), Green Chemistry, Supramolecular
coordination chemistry, Polymer chemistry and inorganic (metallasupramolecular)
chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioorganic chemistry.
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Modelling and Simulation, Microwave Assisted Material
Processing, Renewable Energy Sources and Their Applications,
Gasification/Pyrolysis, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design, Heat
Transfer, Fluidization Engineering, Process Intensification and Purification
Technology and any other important specialization of Chemical Engineering.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Seismic performance of structures; Effect of
earthquakes on structures, Seismic vulnerability of structures; Soil dynamics,
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering; Behavior of ballasted rail tracks under
high-speed train loading, ground improvement; Water Resources Management,
Numerical modelling of flow and transport in groundwater system, Reservoir
operation, Rainfall runoff modeling, Water use and agricultural water
management; Water and wastewater treatment, waste management; Applicants having
external fellowship from recognized Government funding agencies are encouraged
to apply. In case of applicants in this department, “preferably two
recommendation letters are required from the applicants (one of them should be
from his/her M.Tech/M.E supervisor) who are applying for PhD in the Dept. CEE”.
Computer Science and Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and NLP, Machine Learning
and Data Mining, Pattern Recognition, Databases and Security, Programming
Languages, Static Analysis and Verification, Language-based Information-flow
Analysis, Information Systems Security, Databases, Software Engineering,
Lightweight Cryptography, Network Security, Information Privacy and Security,
CAD for VLSI, Embedded systems, Real Time Systems, Image processing,
Multi-objective optimization, Clustering, Distributed Systems, Computer
Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Web mining for social networks,
Bioinformatics, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Big Data, Cloud
Computing, Formal Methods in Cloud Computing and Big-Data World
Electrical Engineering
Control and instrumentation, Smart Microgrid, Smart
Grid, Power Systems Operation and Control, Power System Optimization, Power
Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives, Renewal Energy Integration and
Management, Analog Integrated Circuits, Monolithic Microwave Integrated
Circuits, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits, Digital Signal processing,
Digital Image Processing, Video Surveillance, Digital Video Processing, Digital
Signal Processing for Communication, Statistical signal processing,
Neuroscience, Neural Signal Processing, Neurocognition, Medical Image
Processing, Multimedia, Computer vision, Aerospace target tracking, Data
fusion, Digital Communication, Wireless Communication, Photonics, Optical
Network, Optical Communication, Communication Network, VLSI for Communication,
VLSI Design and Embedded System. Massive MIMO, Physical Layer Security,
Cognitive Radios, Cooperative Communications, Statistical Signal Processing
Humanities and Social Sciences
Economics:
Macroeconomic Reforms, WTO and India, English:
Diaspora Studies, Women’s Studies/Gender Studies, Indian Writing in English
(Dalit Literature, Indian Drama, Indian Poetry), Postmodern literature and
theory, Feminist Writing and theory, Communication, British Drama, Linguistics,
English Language Teaching (Learner Autonomy, Motivation, Dogme, Material
Development), Health Care Management: Population and Public Health, Gender and
Development, Regional Development, and Health Care Management, Psychology:
Indian Psychology, Neuro-Phenomenology, Public mental health & Positive
Psychology, Sociology: Sociology of Education, Technology and Development,
Participatory Action Research, & Migration and Youth
Materials Science & Engineering
Synthesis and characterization of thin
films/coatings and nanocrystals via materials chemistry routes, phase
transformations in oxides (micron and nano-sized domain),
structure-processing-property relationships in complex multi-cationic ceramics
and oxides Polymer science and technology with specialization in plastics,
rubbers, blends, novel fillers, micro and nanocomposites, adhesion, rheology,
and chemical synthesis.
Applicants having valid
CSIR-NET(JRF)/UGC-NET(JRF)/DST-INSPIRE /DBT/any other fellowship from
recognized government funding agencies will only be considered for short
listing and interview .
Mathematics
Statistical Decision Theory, Reliability
Estimation, Estimation Under Censored Data, Bayesian Analysis, Algebraic
Topology, Topological Graph Theory, Rings and Modules, Near Rings, Mathematical
Epidemiology, Biomathematical Modeling, Application of algebra in wireless
communications
Mechanical Engineering
Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer,
Wettability, Adsorption, Electrical Motor current signature analysis,
Thermal-Fluids and CFD, Condition monitoring in micromachining, Modeling and
simulation in manufacturing, energy harvesting, smart materials, Solar thermal
technology, Convection in non-Newtonian fluids, Tribology, Rotor Bearing
Dynamics, FEA, XFEM, Fracture Mechanics, Composite, Laser Material Processing,
Modeling of micro manufacturing process, Tool wear monitoring in
nonconventional micro machining.
Physics
Renewable energy materials (Polymer-ceramic/polymer-metal/ceramic-metal
composite etc) and devices (Lithium Batteries, photovoltaics, supercapacitor,
fuel cells sensors), EMI shielding, Magnetic nanomaterials, Nanostructured
semiconductors, Multiferroics and strongly correlated electron systems, Optical
Information Processing, Image Encryption, Watermarking, Digital Holography,
Fractional Fourier Transform-based Signal Processing, Correlation-based Optical
Pattern Recognition, Plasmonics, Bose-Einstein condensate (Theory), Atom
Interferometry (Theory), Nonlinear Optics (Theory), Experimental condensed
matter physics, Electrical and magnetic properties of two dimensional
materials, Fabrication of ultrasensitive nanoplasmonic-photonic hybrid devices
for single protein molecule detection and sizing in real-time, Single molecule
Raman scattering (CSIR, UGC, DST (INSPIRE), etc. fellows are encouraged to
apply).
Centre for Energy and Environment* Computational
Fluid Dynamics, Phase Change Heat Transfer, Superhydrophobic Coatings,
Nanostructured Materials
Centre for Strategic Materials Ceramic Matrix
Nanocomposites, Thermal Spraying, Wear and Friction, Mechanical Properties of
Materials, Microstructural and Phase Characterizations of materials * Please
visit the following weblink(s) for more details regarding Centres.
Centre for Energy and Environment: http://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/schools-and-centers/cee.html
Category of Admission: The Institute
admits Ph.D. students under the following categories:
1.1 REGULAR and FULL-TIME
A student in this category works full-time for
her/his PhD degree. They can be classified as
1.1 a) Institute Fellows She/he receives
assistantship from the Institute. The qualifying Degree for Financial Support
is:
1.1.1 BE/ BTech/ MSc/ MA equivalent with valid GATE
score above the prescribed cut off level/ NET / NBHM/ DBT-JRF qualification.
1.1.2 ME/ MTech or equivalent.
Age Limit: Please refer Eligibility Criteria for
Admission into Ph.D. Programme
1.1 b) JRF/SRF Fellows She/he receives fellowship
from any government recognized funding agencies, such as CSIR, UGC, DBT, NBHM,
DST (INSPIRE programme), etc.
1.2 SPONSORED
A student in this category is sponsored by a
recognized industrial R&D organization, academic institution
(universities/colleges), government organization (defence or other ministries
of the Government of India or any other government organizations including PSUs
and autonomous bodies) or reputed industries (as may be recognized by this
Institute) for doing research in the Institute. The Institute does not provide
any assistantship/fellowship to such a student. Candidate in Sponsored category
must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization (of repute) with a
minimum of two-year job experience in the respective field. A student in this
category is therefore a professionally employed person, who pursues PhD while
continuing the duties of her/his service. An intending sponsored candidate must
submit his/her application in prescribed format (online generated) for
admission through his/her employer, who will forward the same to the Institute
with suitable endorsement. A sponsored candidate selected for admission shall
be required, at the time of joining the Institute, to produce certificate in
the prescribed form from the employers to the effect: (i) that she/he has been
officially released from her/his duties for purpose of joining the PhD program
and has been granted leave for the required period; (ii) that her/his services
shall be retained with the employer. In the case of a sponsored candidate
admitted as such to the Ph.D. program, the minimum residential requirement is
one or two semester (s) depending on the completion of mandatory course work
required for PhD students by the respective departments.
1.3 PROJECT
STAFF
This category refers to a student who as a project
staff is working on a sponsored project (registered in SRIRU, IIT Patna). The
said project staff is eligible to be admitted in the PhD Program (of this
Institute) to work on a full-time basis. The minimum remaining duration of the
project at the time of admission as well as tenure of the project employee
should be at least 2 years from the date of joining the Ph.D. program. If the
project gets completed before the student completes her/his PhD, her/his
category will no longer be that of Project Staff.
A project staff intending to join the PhD program
of IIT Patna must submit her/his application in prescribed form (online
generated) for admission through Principal Investigator, Head of the
Department/Centre/School and Coordinator (SRIRU) with suitable endorsement.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Admission in to
Ph.D. Programme In all the disciplines, the upper age limit is 28 years
(B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./MA/MCA/MBA) and 32 years (M.Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Phil.) to be
calculated from the last date for receiving the application form (hard copy,
24-04-2015) and is applicable only for candidates applying in Regular and Full
time category (Institute Fellows).
Upper age is relaxed upto 05 years in case of
candidate belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped
and OBC applicants.
A.1 PhD in
Engineering
For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering
Department, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:
A.1.1 Candidates having M.Tech./M.E. degree in a
Engineering/Technology, with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.1.2 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology
(from any Institute other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of
8.0 or 75% of marks.
A.1.3. Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.
A.1.4. Master’s degree in Science in a relevant
area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70%.
A.2 PhD in
Science
For admission to the PhD Programme in Science
departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:
A.2.1 M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Science in a
relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.2.2 Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in
a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
A.2.3 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology
from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum
CPI of 7.0.
A.2.4 Bachelor’s degree in a related area in
Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a relevant
area with a minimum CPI of 8.0 or 75% of marks.
A.3 PhD in
Humanities and Social Sciences
For admission to the PhD Programme in the
department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), a candidate must satisfy
one of the following criteria:
A.3.1 M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Science
in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
A.3.2 Master’s degree in
Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or
60% marks.
A.3.3 Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0. A.3.4 Bachelor’s
degree in Engineering/Technology (from any Institute other than IITs/IISc) in a
relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 80% marks.
Direct
Admission: The Institute may admit exceptionally bright students and
Full-time (Institute Fellows) directly into the Ph.D. program if they secured
the top rank in the last qualifying degree from a reputed Institute/University
including but not limited to the IITs, IISc. Bangalore, IIM, NITIE, IISER, NIT,
NISER. This is subject to the sole discretion of the Indian Institute of
Technology, Patna. In addition, applicant in this category must have all
throughout first class academic career.
Relaxation for SC/ST Candidates:
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or
0.5 CPI for SC/ ST applicants.
Reservations:
The reservation of seats in admissions for SC, ST, OBC categories and for
Persons with Disability (PD) will be as per Government of India rules. OBC
(Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and
self-declaration statement as per formats as indicated at Annexure-I and II.
Financial
Support:
The Institute assistantships will be available to
eligible (Indian) students as per prevailing (MHRD, GoI) norms, as applicable
from time to time.
No.
Qualifying Degree Revised Emoluments (Per Month)
I. JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (JRF): Post Graduate
Degree in Basic Science with NET/GATE Qualification or Graduate Degree in
Professional Course with NET/GATE Qualification or Post Graduate Degree in
Professional Courses. Rs. 25,000/-
II. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (SRF): JRF Qualification
with two years of research experience. Rs. 28,000/-
Note:# No assistantship will be available beyond
4th year for this category of students. Assistantships from external funding
organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned
funding organizations.
Students receiving assistantships from the
Institute or fellowships from any other funding agencies are required to
perform academic duties as per prevailing norms. The continuation of the
assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned
duties and satisfactory progress of the student in the Ph.D. Programme.
Applicants appearing in the Ph.D. interview under
Regular and Full-time (Institute Fellows only) category, to-and-fro Sleeper
Class Railway Fare or equivalent will be paid by the shortest route from the
place of contact address (as filled in the application form) to Patna on
producing the original tickets.
Application Procedure:
Candidates are requested to use the following link
to fill and submit application form online.
Link: http://115.249.41.222
For July 2015 admission in one of the
Departments/Centres, the online link will remain active till, 17- 04-2015. Please
login and fill up all the parts of the application form.
Follow the instructions given in the document
“Instructions to Candidates”. At the end a final PDF will be generated. You can
download it from your registered email address or from your application page.
You are requested to send final submitted
application generated online duly signed 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 and other
testimonials (both sides) and a Demand Draft to the Assistant
Registrar(Academics), Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patliputra Colony,
Patna – 800 013, Bihar, to reach on or before 24-04-2015. The Demand Draft must be
made from any nationalized bank of Rs. 300/- for General/OBC (Male) candidates
and Rs. 150/- for SC/ST/PD/Female (all categories) candidates, in favour of IIT
Patna and payable at Patna. The words “Application for Ph.D. admission in the
Department/Centre of _________” should be written on the top of the envelope
for sending the completed form.
Candidates applying for more than one department
and/or centre should submit a separate application for each department and/or
centre.
Selection: The Institute reserves the right to call
a limited number of candidates for written test or/ and interview, based on
performance in GATE/NET, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, etc.
Important Dates for Application in Departments:
Start Date of On-line Application: 26-03-2015 onwards
Last Date of On-line Application: 17-04-2015
Last Date for receipt of completed Application Forms by IIT
Patna is: 24-04-2015
Note: The above information is not the complete set
of Rules & Regulations for the Ph.D. programme of IIT Patna.
For any
further information, please contact
Assistant
Registrar (Academics),
Indian
Institute of Technology, Patna
Patliputra
Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar
Phone : +91
(612) 2552086/2552103 Fax: +91 (612) 2277383
Legal
Jurisdiction
The court at Patna alone shall have the
jurisdiction to settle and decide all matters and disputes related to the above
referred admission process.
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