Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission in an SERB/ANRF sponsored Project at IIIT Guwahati, Last date of receiving application is 22.05.2026 (Friday) 14 May 2026 to 22 May 2026
Advertisement No.IIITG/R&D/92/CSE/P/AJ/1 Dated 14.05.2026
Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission at IIIT Guwahati
Applications are invited for admission to the JRF+Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of IIIT Guwahati in the following areas of research:
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Sl No |
Area |
Faculty |
Category |
Assistantship |
Number |
|
1 |
“Data/IoT Security” |
Dr. Anshuman Jana & Dr. Rakesh Matam |
Full-time |
Fellowship from SERB Project one and half years. After the end of the project, an assistantship will be provided through the Institute fellowship. |
1 |
ELIGIBILITY
Applicant must fulfill the following criteria:
i) Master’s degree in engineering/technology/science and application 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
ii) 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
iii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 or 65% of marks, having a GATE/NET/SLET score in CS/IT.
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
The stipend will be provided for one and half years from the project fund. After that an assistantship will continue from the Institute fund.
For the first two years, per month stipend amount is ₹37,000 and after that ₹42,000 per month for the third and fourth years.
THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME
1. Admissions will be held based on applications received. The last date for receiving the application will be 22.05.2026 (Friday)
2. Date of Selection in Online Mode: 29.05.2026 (Friday)
- Shortlisting will be done based on the academic performance of the candidates. A candidate merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted.
- There is no application fee.
- Course Requirements, if any, will be prescribed by individual Departments.
- 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
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SL |
Items |
Periodicity |
Amounts (₹) |
|
1 |
Tuition Fee |
Per Semester |
25,000 |
|
2. |
Institute Caution Money |
One Time (Refundable) |
5,000 |
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Total (Thirty Thousand) |
30,000 |
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*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 13750/- for the whole semester) based on when the student joins a hostel.
SUBMISSION
Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling out the Application form along with the self-attested copies of all degrees, mark sheets, and GATE or NET scorecard copy through the link:
https://forms.gle/YtLNZPci1guUr5xB9
The application form may be downloaded from here: (Link)
For any queries, may email Dr. Angshuman Jana at angshuman@iiitg.ac.in.