Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, PhD Admissions 2014

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur

PhD Admissions 2014


Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur has invited applications for admission to the following courses of June session 2014 in the concerned departments as mentioned below:

1. Ph.D. (Full Time) with Teaching Assistantship *
2. Ph.D. (Full Time) Sponsored (place of research work VNIT only)
3. Ph.D. (Full Time) Sponsored Candidate category from 100% centrally funded research laboratories including public sector and private industries #

Engineering : Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Chemical,
Metallurgical & Materials, Mining , Applied Mechanics, Architecture
Applied Sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Humanities.

*Candidates desirous of seeking admission to Ph. D. (Full Time) programme with teaching
assistantship should note that
1. Number of seats per department may change depending on the availability & suitability of
the candidates.
2. Candidates having M. Tech. / M.E./ M.Arch./ M.Plan. qualification shall receive teaching
assistantship @ Rs. 18,000/- per month for 1st / 2nd year and Rs. 20,000/- for 3rd year / 4th

year subject to satisfactory progress.
3. Candidates having M Sc / M.A with valid GATE / NET qualification shall receive teaching
assistantship @ Rs. 16,000/- per month for 1st / 2nd year and Rs. 18,000/- for 3rd year / 4th

year subject to satisfactory progress.
4. Teaching assistantship shall be offered for a maximum period of four years only.

# Special instructions to the candidates seeking admission under Ph.D. (full time) sponsored
candidate category from 100% centrally funded research laboratories including public sector
and private industries:

The candidates desirous of seeking admissions for Ph.D. program under the above scheme
should meet the following requirements:

1. Candidate should posses M.E. / M. Tech. / M.Arch. / M.Plan. / M.Sc. degree having
qualified GATE / NET exam in past.
2. VNIT committee shall examine the research facilities in research laboratory in which
the candidate is employed where the candidate wishes to carry out part of his Ph.D.
research. In case the committee report is favourable and suitable co-supervision (as
certified by the committee) is available in the candidate’s parent organization where
the candidate proposes to carry out research, VNIT may exempt the stay requirement
on campus on case to case basis

3. In any case minimum stay at VNIT is Six months for completion of course work and
other related research work. If he/she fails to do so, he/she has to stay another six
months at VNIT Nagpur to complete the course work. It is candidate’s responsibility
to obtain deputation / leave from parent organization.
4. Candidate admitted under this program will be treated as a sponsored candidate at
VNIT (degree will be awarded by VNIT).
5. He/she should appear for written test & interview as per Institute’s norms.
6. Main Supervisor will be from VNIT and optional qualified Co-supervisor approved
by VNIT will be from the candidate’s parent organization.
7. All six monthly seminars should be delivered at VNIT only. Attendance record of the
candidate will be maintained at VNIT. In this respect, it may be noted that the
attendance in parent organization of candidate where he carries research, duly
certified stating that the candidate has substantially (deemed to be full time) carried
out research in the parent organization by Co-supervisor / immediate superior of the
candidate, shall be submitted to VNIT before conducting six monthly seminar.
8. As far as possible, co-guide shall also attend the six monthly progress seminar.
However, co-guide shall be present for progress seminar and thesis defense viva-voce.
No financial assistance will be permissible from VNIT for travel of co-guide.
9. Institute will not provide any stipend or any other financial support (for conferences
etc.) to these candidates.
10. Fees to be paid at VNIT as per the norms & policy of the institute as applicable to full
time sponsored candidate(s).

11. Candidates should satisfy all degree requirements (including publications) as
specified by VNIT for the award of Ph.D. degree.
12. It is clarified that candidate from academic institute is not considered under this
scheme, since such candidates have the opportunity for doing full time Ph.D. program
through schemes like Quality Improvement Program (QIP) and Full Time Ph.D. with
teaching assistantship and Ph.D. full time sponsored (place of research will be VNIT
only)

13. In case candidate fails to complete the course work within one year from the date of
registration, his/her admission stands cancelled automatically and no further extension
will be granted.

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates, who’s 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 2014, 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) / M UP 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.

Applications:
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.

Important dates to remember:
Last date of submission of application - Wed, 04.06.2014
Display of list of eligible candidates - Wed, 11.06.2014
Written test for eligible candidates - Wed, 18.06.2014
Interview for short listed candidates - 18.06.2014 & 19.06.2014

For further details, visit the website link:

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