Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission in a DRDO sponsored project at IIIT Guwahati

Advertisement No. IIITG/R&D128/RM5/2026-27/01    Dated 11/09/2026

Vacancy for JRF+ PhD Admission at IIIT Guwahati

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) of IIIT Guwahati in the following areas of research:

ELIGIBILITY

Applicant must fulfil the following criteria:

1. Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant area (CS/IT/ECE/EE) with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

OR

1. Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (CS/IT/ECE/EE) or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 or 65% of marks.

OR

1.       MSc (CS) / MSc (IT) /MCA or equivalent Non-Tech Master’s Degree in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks and selected through either GATE or NET in CS/IT.

Note:  For a candidate who has qualified GATE, it is not necessary that his/her GATE score is valid at the time of admission.

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 a certificate and self-declaration statement as per the format at Annexure-I & Annexure-II. The OBC (NCL) Certificate, issued by the competent authority, on or after 01-06-2019, shall only be acceptable.

FELLOWSHIP

  a) For GATE/NET Qualified Candidates:

 Emoluments of ₹37,000 per month from the respective funding organization for the first two years and then ₹42,000 per month for the next one year. Following that, ₹42,000 per month for the fourth year from the institute. HRA (@20% of emoluments) will be provided throughout the duration of the project.

THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME

1. Admissions will be held based on applications received. The last date for receiving the application will be 20.09.2026
2. Date of Selection in Online Mode: 28.09.2026 (tentative)
3. Shortlisting will be done based on the academic performance of the candidates. A candidate merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted.
4. There is no application fee.
5. Course Requirements, if any, will be prescribed by individual Departments. However, 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.
6. 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.

FEES

*Hostel accommodation is available for Female Students only. 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 15000/- for the whole semester) based on when the student joins a hostel.

Male students have to accommodate themselves outside the campus for which HRA will be provided as per provision of the Project. Multiple stay options exist nearby the campus and many students reside in such accommodation.

 SUBMISSION

Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling up the google form Click Here 

 and uploading the application form along with the self-attested copies of all degrees; mark sheets and GATE or NET scorecard copy (if any) with the google form.