IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester: Dates, Application, Results

IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay invites applications for PhD Programs for the for session 2024-25 Autumn Semester.

Get more information for IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester below here.

IIT Bombay PhD Department/ Facilities

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biosciences and Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Climate Studies
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Industrial Design Centre
• Earth Sciences
• Educational Technology
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy Science & Engineering
• Environmental Science and Engineering
• Economics
• Geoinformatics and Natural Resources Engineering
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
• Nanotechnology & Science
• Physics
• Policy Studies
• Systems & Control Engineering
• Technology and Development
• Urban Science & Engineering
• Digital Health
• Machine Intelligence and Data Science
• Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship

IIT Bombay PhD Admission Categories

• Teaching Assistantship (TA) [Financial support as per MoE norm]
• Research Assistantship (RA)
• Teaching / Research Assistantship Through Project (TAP/RAP)
• Fellowship Award (FA)
• Sponsored Candidate (SW)
• Self-financed Indian Nationals, including those on Study Leave (SF)
• Self-Financed Foreign Nationals (FRN-SF)
• Foreign Nationals with Indian Council for Cultural Relations Award (ICCR)
• Institute Staff of IIT Bombay (IS)
• Project Staff (PS)
• External (EX)
• College Teacher (CT)

Teaching Assistantship Vacancy

2024-25 Autumn Semester Vacancy will be updated shortly.

Overall vacancies for Teaching Assistantship for Ph.D. Programme 2023-24 (as on 06.09.2023)

No admission for spring semester 2023-24 for Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, Educational Technology, Management,

IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester Eligibility Criteria

Qualifying Degree

1a. Master’s or equivalent degree in Engineering/Technology

1b. M.B.A (with B.Tech./ B.E. or equivalent an degree)

2a. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medicine (4 year)

2b. Bachelor degree in Science (BS) ( 4 year degree)

3. Master’s or equivalent degree in science

4. Master’s or equivalent degree in Arts/Commerce (or allied subjects)

For qualifying degree listed under 2, 3 and 4 must also full ONE of the following additional requirements:

• a valid GATE/JEST (for Physics) score
• Selected through National Eligibility Test – UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)
• Selected through a National level examination conducted by MoE or its agencies / Institutions such as UGC/ IIT/ IISc./ IISER/ IIIT etc.
• Selected provisionally for the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (provisional award letter to be produced)
• Minimum of TWO years of professional experience (acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought)

Marks / CGPA / CPI requirement in Qualifying Degrees (listed above)

For GN/EWS/OBC (NC) category

• a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate, OR
• a First Class as specified by the University, OR
• a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.0 on the scale of 0-10, OR
• an equivalent to 6.0 on other corresponding proportional requirements when the scales are other than 0-10.
• For master’s or equivalent degree in Arts/Commerce (or allied subjects, a minimum of 55% marks will be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programmes offered ONLY by Industrial Design Centre and Department of Humanities & Social Sciences).

For SC/ST/PwD category

• minimum 55% marks in aggregate, OR
• a First Class as specified by the University, OR
• a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 5.5 on the scale of 0-10, OR
• an equivalent to 5.5 on other corresponding proportional requirements when the scales are other than 0­10.
• For master’s or equivalent degree in Arts/Commerce (or allied \subjects, a minimum of 50% marks will be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programmes offered ONLY by Industrial Design Centre and Department of Humanities & Social Sciences.

Note –

• All Bachelor’s degree undergraduate course leading to a Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s or Bachelor­-Master Dual Degree in Engineering, Sciences or Architecture offered by IITs (admitted through JEE) having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (on 10 scale) and above from an Indian Institute of Technology or any of the CFTIs is exempted from the requirement of a valid GATE score for the consideration of General Eligibility Requirement for admission.
• In addition to these criterion applicants must also satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for the respective Departments / Schools / Centres / Interdisciplinary Groups.
• Over and above the general eligibility criteria for admission, candidates need to satisfy additional criteria for financial support / fellowship, as specified under specific admission categories
• The final selection process to Ph.D. programme to any Departments / Centres / Schools /Interdisciplinary Groups at IIT Bombay will be through written test and/or interview as specified by individual Department / Centre / Schools / Interdisciplinary Groups.

Foe detailed subject wise requirements read prospectus.

Important Dates for IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester

IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online through the official website of IIT Bombay.
• Please go through all the instructions mentioned in brochure available at their official website before filling the application form.
• You can apply for up to THREE disciplines/specializations.
• Along with your application, you have to submit a Statement of Purpose or a Research Proposal as required by an academic unit.

You MUST upload the following while submitting the Ph.D. Application.

• Scanned version of photograph.
• Scanned version of signature.
• Mark­sheet of the last semester/ Consolidated mark­sheet of the qualifying degree. Result awaited candidates have to upload their latest/previous semester mark­sheet.
• Caste Certificate (OBC­NC/SC/ST), if applicable. An affidavit for having applied in case the certificate is not yet received.
• Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) candidates needs to submit EWS certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format.
• PwD Certificate, if applicable.
• Sponsorship certificate, if applicable. (please upload Sponsorship Certificate, If not available then attach Self Declarant letter stating that the sponsorship certificate will be given at the time of Interview/ Admission).
• Statement of Purpose (SoP), a sample of writing (if applicable), research proposal (if applicable), as a single file irrespective of the number of disciplines/ specialisations.

Application Fee

IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester Selection Process

• Admission is offered on the basis of an interview held usually a month before the commencement of the semester for which admission is sought.
• The interview may be supplemented by a written test, if necessary.
• Merely satisfying the general eligibility criterion as well as criterion set for each admission category is no guarantee for being called for test/interview.
• Depending on the number of applications received and considering the constraints of time and other resources for conducting Written Test and Interview, the Academic Units may put additional academic performance based shortlisting criterion.
• Candidates called for the written Test/Interview under Teaching Assistantship (TA) category, only candidates belonging to SC/ST and PwD categories will be paid single second class return railway fare by the shortest route (as per rules) from their place of residence to the Institute. They have to produce evidence (Original/Photocopy of Railway Ticket) in support of their claim. A candidate called for more than one discipline, can submit only one claim.

IIT Bombay PhD Admission 2024-25 Autumn Semester Results

Shortlisted Candidates

Details of Shortlisted Candidates will be available online or by email.

Specimen Copy of the I^st Offer Letter (VC/Offline mode) for Spring Semester 2023-24

Specimen Copy of the II^nd Offer Letter (VC/Offline mode) for Spring Semester 2023-24

Specimen Copy of the Written test/Interview (VC/Offline mode) for Spring Semester 2023-24

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