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Last Updated: October 16, 2023, 11:21 IST
Admissions to the PhD programmes offered by IIT Jodhpur are based on written tests and/or interviews (File Photo)
IIT Jodhpur will accept applications for its PhD programme till October 20. Interested candidates can apply for the PhD courses at iitj.ac.in
IIT Jodhpur has begun online application for its various PhD programmes starting January 2024. The institute will accept applications till October 20. Interested candidates can apply for the PhD courses at iitj.ac.in. Admissions to the PhD programmes offered by IIT Jodhpur are based on written tests and/or interviews.
According to the official press release, applications have been invited to the following departments or schools or centres of IIT Jodhpur — Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Bioscience and Bioengineering, Centre for Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Management and Entrepreneurship, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and Physics.
In addition, applications are also invited in the following inter-disciplinary areas — Digital Humanities, Internet of Things and Applications, Quantum Information and Computation, Robotics and Mobility Systems, Smart Healthcare, and Space Science and Technologies.
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IIT Jodhpur PhD programmes: Who Can Apply?
The applicant must have a master’s degree in engineering, pharmacy, agricultural science, science, humanities, social sciences, or management with at least 60 per cent marks or at least 6.0/10 CPI or CGPA for GEN, GEN-EWS, and OBC categories. In the case of SC, ST, and PD category candidates, they must have scored at least 55 per cent.
The BTech graduates from centrally-funded technical institutions (CFTI) with a CGPA of 8.0 and above are eligible to apply to all PhD courses at IIT Jodhpur without writing the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE). However, students with CGPA lower than 8.0 are required to write the GATE to be eligible, the institute said.
PhD programmes are available in the following categories — Regular with Institute Assistantship, Individual Fellowship (that is, CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR, INSPIRE etc.), Sponsored, Working Professionals, Part-time, Part-time (Online), Indian Nationals Residing Abroad (INRA) and foreign nationals.
Regular PhD students will be eligible for Research Assistantship (RA) and Teaching Assistantship (TA) [Financial support as per Ministry of Education norm]. The institute also gives financial support to present research work at International and National conferences. At present, the institute has more than 4500 students enrolled across various UG, PG and PhD programnes.
