IIIT Guwahati is accepting applications for admission into the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme throughout the year. Respective departments will conduct interviews as soon as a sufficient number of applications from suitable candidates are received by a department. The disciplines in which these programmes will be offered, with details of the faculties and their areas, are Computer Science & Engineering (https://www.iiitg.ac.in/faculty_cse.php), Electronics & Communication Engineering (https://www.iiitg.ac.in/faculty_ece.php), Humanities & Social Sciences (https://www.iiitg.ac.in/faculty_hs.php) and Mathematics (https://www.iiitg.ac.in/faculty_math.php). Applications are accepting against each faculty and every area of research.
THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME:
Admissions will be held based on applications received.
- Date of Selection: Will be informed once decided based on the applications received.
- 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: A student in this category works full-time for his/her PhD degree. He / She may get a fellowship / assistantship (such as INSPIRE, NFSC, NFSR, UGC-NET, JOINT CSIR-UGC NET, WoS, etc.) 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:
Computer Science and Engineering
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
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.
Electronics and Communication Engineering
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
Mathematics
MA/ MSc/ MTech in Mathematics with at least 60% marks or a CPI of 6.5.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Master’s degree in English/Comparative Literature/Cultural Studies/Economics/Political Science/ Linguistics/other relevant areas with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
For candidates with a B.Tech / MA / MSc, preference will be given to those who have cleared GATE / NET/ JRF.
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 01-06-2022, shall only be acceptable.
Fees
| Sl. No. | Items | Periodicity | Amounts (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuition Fee | Per Semester | 5,000 |
| 2 | Institute Caution Money | One Time (Refundable) | 5,000 |
| Total | 10,000 | ||
*The 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.
SUBMISSION
Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling up the Google Forms in the links given below accordingly -
1. CSE -- Link
2. ECE -- Link
3. HSS -- Link
4. Science and Mathematics: Link
Please upload the APPLICATION FORM along with the self-attested copies of all degrees; mark sheets and GATE/NET/SLET score card copy (if any) in the space provided in the google form. 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.ac.in.