National
Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research,
Sector –
26, Chandigarh – 160 019
Phone:
0172-2759500; 2759594; 2759530; Fax: 0172-2791366; 2793893
Admission to Ph.D. Programmes 2014
Applications are invited from candidates by advertising the Ph.D.
programmes in institute’s website: www.nitttrchd.ac.in
in the month of 31st May, and 31st
December every year.
Admission to the Ph.D.
programmes in
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Panjab University, Chandigarh
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Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
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Mechanical Engineering
(Manufacturing Technology)
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Civil Engineering
(Construction Technology & Management)
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Computer Science &
Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
(Instrumentation & Control)
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Electronics
& Communication Engineering
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Engineering
Education
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Management
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shall be made on the basis of presentation and/or interview
conducted at the Institute after the
candidate has appeared and qualified in the Ph.D. Entrance Examination by the
concerned university.
Admission to Ph.D. is also possible any time during the year
through institute’s Academic/Research Degree Committee with the approval of the
Director, NITTTR, Chandigarh for all categories of scholars.
Institute’s Academic/Research Degree Committee will assess the
eligibility of candidates and recommend them for enrolment/registration to the
university. The candidates are required to fill-in the application form
(enclosed in the Ph.D. Brochure of the concerned university) for
enrolment/registration. All regulations and rules for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy of the concerned university will be followed.
Categories of Scholars
Full-time sponsored (including QIP (Poly) Scheme of AICTE, New
Delhi, CSIR) OR full time {or part
time as per university requirement} sponsored working engineers, scientists and
teachers from R&D establishments, Corporate Sectors and recognized
technical/educational institutions (recognized by the institute). Full Time Scholars admitted under QIP (Poly) scheme, CSIR (INSPIRE), valid GATE score
and other schemes (Ph.D. entrance test of concerned university) for limited
seats will be paid scholarship (subject to approval) as per rules of various
schemes.
Eligibility Criteria for
Ph.D. Admission
Minimum Eligibility:
- Master’s degree in Engineering
Education or Engineering/Technology/Management or equivalent in a relevant
discipline with minimum 60% marks in aggregate or with a minimum CGPA of
6.75 on a 10 point scale.
- Qualified the Ph.D. Entrance
Examination by the concerned university (exemption from appearance in the
entrance examination shall be as per the Ph.D. ordinance of the concerned
university).
Basis of Selection:
- Presentation and interview: Academic/Research
Degree Committee of the institute/ university will assess the eligibility
of the candidates.
NOTES:
- Candidates should first appear in the Entrance Test either by Punjab
University, Chandigarh OR Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar before applying
to the institute.
- Candidates should apply for
admission on the prescribed form which is enclosed with Ph.D. Brochure,
duly filled in their own handwriting along with qualifying certificate of
Ph.D. Entrance Test.
- Sponsorship letter should include
an undertaking stating that the period of study will be treated as ‘on
duty’ with usual salary, and he/she will be relieved for the period of
studies, and, all fees will be paid by the candidate/organization as per
institute rules.
- Full
Time candidates
as well as Part-time candidates (check
rules and regulations of concerned university in respect of Part-time candidates) are required to
submit a “No Objection Certificate” at the time of interview from their
employers stating that the candidate is permitted to pursue studies on a Full
Time / Part-time basis and that
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his/her official duties permit him/her to devote sufficient time
for research.
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he/she will be fully relieved from duty and permitted to reside
at the Institute for a period as per university requirement during his/her
registration for the degree.
- The relevancy/equivalency of
M.Tech/ME degree for admission to a given discipline will be
defined/determined by the concerned RDC of the university.
- Admission is
subject to vacancy with each supervisor/guide (not more than six) being
available in the relevant specializations.
- Candidates must be medically fit
and must bring alongwith them a medical fitness certificate signed by
Gazetted Medical Officer at the time of admission.
- The application form along with
attested copies of certificates must be submitted to the Faculty Incharge,
Academic Cell. The interview for the admission will be held by the Ph.D.
Academic/Research Degree Committee of the institute in the office of the
Director.
- In case a student leaves the
Institute without completing the Ph.D. programme, he/she will be refunded
only the Institute security/caution money. All outstanding dues will,
however, be recovered before such refund is made.
- The Institute reserves the right
to alter the schedule of admission, fee structure, financial incentives to
candidates if considered, necessary.
Ph.D. Candidature
A student shall be awarded the Ph.D. candidacy on completion of
the following requirements:
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An Internal Academic/Research Degree Committee
of the institute shall consider each application, assess the eligibility of
candidates, interview them at the time of enrolment.
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The candidates’ enrolment/registration
applications (as per university format) along with the recommendation of the
committee will then be submitted to the university.
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The candidate must qualify Ph.D. course work on
one semester as per rules and regulations (minimum standards and procedure for
award of Ph.D.) of the concerned university.
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A student must present a State-of-Art seminar to
delineate the current state of knowledge about the specific problem related to
which he/she wants to pursue research. The presentation should include the
objectives and literature survey of the specific problem, the methodology that
he intends to use to conduct the research. This will be an open seminar. The Academic/Research
Degree Committee will assess the suitability of the proposed topic/problem for
research before submitting to the university for registration. The committee
will, on acceptable presentation, certify the fulfillment of these
requirements. The candidate shall be required to submit 15 copies of a
tentative design (synopsis) for his research project along with his
registration form. The presentation can be scheduled at least after one
semester but no later than 1 year after his initial registration/enrolment. In
case a candidate fails to complete this requirement within 1 year, his
enrolment/registration will be cancelled.
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Candidates are advised to visit the website www.nitttrchd.ac.in regularly for
updates.
Monitoring Process
After the candidate is granted Ph.D. Candidature, the
progress of the research work will be continuously monitored through bi-monthly
presentations/reports before the concerned Academic/Research Degree Committee
of the institute (six monthly progress report by January - June and July-December in case of Panjab University, Chandigarh) on
a prescribed proforma to be sent by the supervisor to the RDC of the university.
Open Pre-Submission Thesis Seminar
There will be an open presentation of the work done by
the candidate before the thesis is bound and submitted for evaluation to the
university. The Academic/Research Degree Committee of the institute may recommend
modification for extending the work required before the thesis is completed. A
certificate from the supervisor stating that all modifications, if any,
recommended by RDC have been incorporated, the research work being reported is
the original contribution of the candidate and the work has not been presented
anywhere else for the award of any other degree.
Submission of Thesis
A thesis may be submitted after a minimum period of 3
years from the date of registration/admission (as per university norms). The
thesis must strictly fulfill all the requirements on the format prescribed by
university. The candidate shall submit four hardbound copies of the thesis for
evaluation by the university or as per university requirement.
Thesis Evaluation
Thesis will be evaluated as per the norms of Panjab
University, Chandigarh (or PTU, Jalandhar). To evaluate the Ph.D. thesis, a
panel of 06 professors/readers will be proposed by the supervisor of the
candidate from amongst IISc, IITs, NITs or universities and establishments
abroad (Optional in case of Punjab University, Chandigarh). The panel should be
duly recommended by the Head of the Department and sent to the Director for his
approval/ addition/deletion.
Viva-voce Examination
Based
on reports from the examiners of Thesis evaluation, the external
examiner will examine the candidate through an open Seminar/Viva Voce for the
award of the Ph.D. degree in accordance with the rules prescribed by the
university.
Duration
The minimum duration of the Ph.D. will be 3 years from
the date of enrolment/registration subject to a maximum period of 5 years. The
extension beyond this period can be granted on the approval of Director of the
institute by the Vice Chancellor of the concerned university.
Academic/Research Degree Committee
The institute will constitute an Internal
Academic/Research Degree Committee in each discipline of engineering, viz.,
consisting of Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Technology), Civil
Engineering (Construction Technology & Management), Computer Science &
Engineering, Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation & Control),
Electronics & Communication Engineering, Engineering Education, and
Management, which shall consist of
(a) Director
(b) Head of the Department
(c) Ph.D. Guide and Co-guide (if any)
(d) Senior Most Professor
or Professor (holding Ph.D. degree) nominated by the Director
(e) Professor Incharge, ME
& Ph.D. programmes
(f) Faculty Incharge, Academic Cell
The committee shall consider each application, assess the
eligibility of candidates, interview them at the time of enrolment at the
institute. The candidates’ enrolment/registration applications (as per
university format) along with the recommendation of the committee will then be
submitted to the university. The committee will also assess the suitability of
the proposed topic/problem for research before submitting to the university.
Fee
Structure for Ph.D. Students
Admission
Fee (One-Time at Admission only)
Rs.
1,000/-
Tuition Fee (Per Semester) Rs.
5,000/-
Other
facilities/services (library/internet/welfare/development etc. (Annual)
Rs. 2,500/-
Security (Refundable) Rs.
5,000/-
Hostel/Mess Charges As per rules
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Students will deposit
University’s enrolment/registration, migration fee (if any), annual charges and
thesis submission fee etc. as per university’s norms separately to the
concerned university.
Research Programmes: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Institute offers
research programmes leading to the degree of Ph.D. in the following
disciplines:
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Technology)
Heat Transfer; IC Engines; Energy
Conservation and Management; Bearing & Lubrication; Computer Aided Design
& Manufacturing; Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics and Manufacturing
Technology. Operations Research, Production &
Materials Management, Quality, Reliability and Maintenance, Productivity
Management, Ergonomics, Total Quality Management, Business Process
Reengineering, Enterprise Resource Planning.
Discipline of Civil Engineering (Construction Technology &
Management)
Structural Engineering, Geo-technical
Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Concrete Technology, Construction
Engineering and Management, Environmental Engineering, Computer Aided Design and,
Applications, Rehabilitation/Maintenance of Civil Engineering Structures.
Discipline of Computer Science & Engineering
Network & Information Security, Computer Architecture, Computer Vision/Graphics, Image
Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Data Mining, Computer/
High-Speed/ Wireless Networks, Protocol Verification, Distributed Computing,
Algorithms, Models of Computing. Grid computing, Speech processing/compression
techniques, Artificial neural networks, Data warehousing, Mobile agents,
Wireless and Adhoc Mobile Network, Wireless Sensor Network.
Discipline of Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation & Control)
Power System Operation & Control;
Power Electronics, Electrical Machines & Drives; Computer Aided Analysis of
Power Systems; Process Control & Instrumentation, Applications of
artificial Intelligence Techniques in electrical engineering, Biomedical
Instrumentation and Biometrics, energy management.
Discipline of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Soft
Computing, Image Processing, Digital signal Processing, Coding, Antenna,
Microwave, Optimization Techniques, Neural Networks, Video, Mobile
Communication, Optical/Satellite Communication, MEMS, Bio-medical Signal
Processing and other area of Electronics.
Discipline of Engineering Education
Educational Management
(Technical & Vocational Education, Human Resource Development,
Organizational Behaviour, Entrepreneurship Development, Industry-institute
interaction, Management-related areas like functions, decision making, problem
solving, conflict resolution, leadership etc.), Educational Technology
(teaching-learning, media/multimedia and evaluation), Curriculum, Educational
Psychology and Guidance & Counseling etc.) etc.
Discipline of Management
Entrepreneurship
Development, Total Quality Management, Marketing management, Human Resource
Management, Financial Management, Knowledge Management, Management Information
System, Rural Development, Appropriate Technology, Climate Change &
Sustainability Development, and Green Technology etc.
Candidates are
advised to send the Ph.D. Application Form (complete in all respect along with
copies of testimonials and demand draft of Rs. 1,000/-) to The Director,
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Sector 26,
Chandigarh – 160 019
Last date for submission
of completed application forms to The
Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research,
Sector 26, Chandigarh – 160 019 is 31.05.2014
For more details, visit
the website link: http://nitttrchd.ac.in/core/me_phd.php
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