PhD Admission 2024 (The last date of Submission of Application is extended till 08.01.2024 (Monday))

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REF: IIITG/ACAD-PG/2.1.1/02

DATED:20.11.2023

PHD ADMISSION JANUARY 2024

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati beginning in January 2024. The disciplines in which these programmes will be offered are: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), and Mathematics. The following are areas of research for which admissions are currently sought:

A. Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
Sl. No.Broad AreaFacultyVacant PositionsAssistantship (for full-time students)
1Machine Learning, Brain Computer InterfaceDr. Upasana Talukdar1 Full-time, 1 Part-timeInstitute Fellowship
2Machine Learning/Deep Learning in Remote Sensing and Structural Health MonitoringDr. Moumita Roy1 Full-time
3
Applied Machine Learning, Internet of Things, information and network security, Cloud and Fog-Computing
Dr. Rakesh Matam
1 Full-time
4
Applied Machine learning, Information Security, Security
in Cloud and Fog-Computing
Dr. Ferdous A Barbhuiya
1 Full-time
5
Blockchain, Information Security, Applied machine Learning
Dr. Subhasish Dhal
1 Full-time
6
Machine Learning in Complex NetworksDr. Rohit Tripathi1 Full-time, 1 Part-timeSelf-financed/Own Fellowship
7
Analysis and Verification of AI and Block chain based applications, Data Security, Explainable AI.Dr. Angshuman Jana1 Full-time, 1 Part-time
8
Computer Architecture/Digital Design using emerging memory technologiesDr. Phrangboklang Lyngton Thangkhiew1 Full-time, 1 Part-time
9
Computer visionDr. Nilkanta Sahu1 Full-time, 1 Part-time
10
Machine Learning in medical image processing, climate change detectionDr. Debashree Devi1 Part-timeNA
B. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)
Project/Institute Fellowship
Sl. No. Broad Area Faculty Vacant Positions Assistantship (for full-time students)
1 Antenna Design Dr. Bidisha Dasgupta 1 Full-time Institute Fellowship
2 Embedded System Dr. Rajib Malik 1 Full-time
3 Machine learning for future Wireless Communication Dr Valmik Tilwari 1 Full-time
4 Low Power VLSI Design Memory Design Dr. Sheikh Wasmir Hussain 1 Full-time
5 Adaptive signal processing for Distributed Estimation over Network Dr. Bijit Kumar Das 1 Full-time Self-financed/Own fellowship
6 Wireless Communication Dr. Kukil Khanikar 1 Full-time
7 Image reconstruction, image processing, computer vision, machine learning Dr. Rusha Patra 1 Full-time
8 Wireless Communication Dr. Komal Janghel 1 Full-time
9 Embedded System Dr. Mourina Ghosh 1 Full-time Project/Institute Fellowship
C. Department of Science and Mathematics(S&M)
Sl. No.Broad AreaFacultyVacant PositionsAssistantship (for full-time students)
1Numerical AnalysisDr. Anuradha Jha1 Full-timeInstitute Fellowship/Own Fellowship
2Estimation Theory, Ranking and Selection ProblemsDr. Masihuddin1 Full-time
3Probability Theory and Stochastic ProcessesDr. Mostafizar Khandakar1 Full-time
4Reliability theoryDr. Farha Sultana1 Full-timeOwn Fellowship
5Number TheoryDr. Gautam Kalita1 Full-time
THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME
  • Shortlisting for the interview will be held based on applications received.
  • The last date of receiving application is 17 December, 2023 (Sunday) extended till 08.01.2024 (Monday).
  • Date of Written Test/Interview for selection will be on    4-6 January, 2024 (Friday and Saturday), 19-20 January 2024 (Friday and Saturday).
  • Shortlisting will be done based on the availability of seats and academic performance of the candidates. A candidate merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted
  • There will be no support for travel for the interview.
  • There is no application fee.
  • Course Requirements, if any, will be prescribed by individual Departments. But students will be encouraged to take courses. The Doctoral Committee of a student will evaluate the preparedness of a student and prescribe one or more courses that will have to be taken.
  • There will be a written comprehensive examination after admission to determine if the student is ready to take up research work and to determine if the student has sufficient breadth of knowledge in the discipline he / she has been admitted to.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
  • Regular/Full Time: A student in this category works full-time for his/her PhD degree. He / she may get a fellowship / assistantship or may be self-financed.
  • Sponsored (full-time): A student in this category is sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, academic institution, government organization or industry for doing research in the Institute on a full-time basis. He / She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field. The Institute does not provide any assistantship/fellowship to such a student. Sponsorship letter must be attached with the application
  • Part-time: A student in this category is a professionally employed person, who pursues the PhD Programme while continuing the duties of his/her service. He / She must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organization with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field. A No Objection Certificate from the Head of the Institution/Organisation in which He / She is employed must be enclosed at the time of application.
ELIGIBILITY

For admission to the PhD Programme in various disciplines a candidate must satisfy the following criteria:

Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
  • Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
    OR
  • MSc (CS)/MSc (IT)/MCA/Equivalent Non-Tech Master’s Degrees in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks having a GATE/NET/SLET score in CS/IT.
    OR
  • Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 or 65% of marks.
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
  • Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
    OR
  • MSc (Electronics) or Equivalent Non-Tech Master’s Degrees in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks having a GATE/NET/SLET score in ECE/EE/IN/CS/BM
    OR
  • Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 or 65% of marks
Department of Science and Mathematics(S&M)
  • MA/ MSc/ MTech in Mathematics/Statistics with at least 60% marks or a CPI of 6.5.
RESERVATIONS (SC, ST, OBC (Non-creamy layer) and PD categories):

Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ST/PD applicants. Reservation is as per GOI rules. OBC (Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per format at Annexure-I & Annexure - II. The OBC (NCL) Certificate, issued by competent authority, on or after 01-10-2023, shall only be acceptable.

Fees
Sl. NoItemsPeriodicityAmounts (₹)
1Tuition FeePer Semester5,000
2Institute Caution MoneyOne Time (Refundable)5,000
Total10,000

*A candidate needs to pay the hostel and mess fees only when a student joins a hostel. Hostel rent will be charged on a pro-rata basis (semester of 6 months with a charge of ₹12,500/- for the whole semester) based on when the student joins a hostel with advance mess fee ₹24000/- for 6 months.

SUBMISSION

Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling up the Google Forms in the links given below accordingly

Please upload the APPLICATION FORM along with the self-attested copies of all degrees, mark sheets, GATE / NET score card, and others, if any.

Download Application Form: here

For any clarification/doubt, feel free to contact hodcse@iiitg.ac.in (for CSE), hodece@iiitg.ac.in (for ECE), hodhss@iiitg.ac.in (for HSS), and hodsm@iiitg.ac.in (for Maths). For general queries, contact acadphd@iiitg.ac.in or adpg@iiitg. Inac.in