Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission in an ANRF sponsored Project at IIIT Guwahati, Last date of receiving application is 20.07.2026 (Monday)

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Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission in an ANRF sponsored Project at IIIT Guwahati, Last date of receiving application is 20.07.2026 (Monday) 01 Jul 2026 to 20 Jul 2026

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Vacancy for JRF cum PhD Admission at IIIT Guwahati






Applications are invited for admission to the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) cum Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of IIIT Guwahati in the following area of research:
SN Area  Faculty  Category  Assistantship Number of Positions
1 A Dynamic, Energy-Aware, and Adversarial Resilient Framework for UAV-Based Critical Infrastructure Surveillance Dr. Nilotpal Chakraborty Full-time Fellowship from ANRF for the first three years. After that, assistantship will be provided as per the Institute rules. 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 must be valid at the time of admission/joining the Institute.






FELLOWSHIP






The student will receive emoluments of an amount of ₹37,000 per month for the duration of the first two years and ₹42,000 per month for the third year from the Project Fund (subject to availability of funds under the Project/ till the validity of the project).  In case of unavailability of Hostel (provided by IIITG), the student will receive HRA till his/her engagement under the project (subject to availability of funds under the Project/ till the validity of the project).  The student is also entitled to reimbursement of OPD expenses ₹5000 per academic year (August-July).






THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME 






i) Admissions will be held based on applications received. The last date for receiving the application will be 20.07.2026 (Monday)
ii) Date of Selection in Online Mode: 27-07-2026 (Monday)
iii) Shortlisting will be done based on the academic performance of the candidates. A candidate merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted. 
iv) There is no application fee. 
v) Course Requirements, if any, will be prescribed by individual Departments. 
vi) 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










SL Items Periodicity  Amounts (₹)

1 Tuition Fee  Per Semester 25,000

2 Institute Caution Money One Time (Refundable) 5,000

Total 30,000







*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 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 below:

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The application form may be downloaded from here: LINK






For any queries, may email Dr. Nilotpal Chakraborty at nilotpal@iiitg.ac.in.