IIT ISM Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II): Dates, Application Form

IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II)- IIT (ISM), Dhanbad invites application for PhD admission for session 2023-24 (Phase II).

Check complete information of IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II) application process, eligibility criteria and other important information below.

IIT Dhanbad PhD Programs

Engineering Stream:

• PhD Chemical Engineering
• PhD Civil Engineering
• PhD Computer Science and Engineering
• PhD Electrical Engineering
• PhD Electronics and Communication Engineering
• PhD Environment Science and Engineering
• PhD Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering
• PhD Management Studies & Industrial Engineering
• PhD Mechanical Engineering
• PhD Mining Engineering
• PhD Petroleum Engineering

Science Stream:

• PhD Applied Geology
• PhD Applied Geophysics
• PhD Chemistry and Chemical Biology
• PhD Mathematics and Computing
• PhD Physics

Humanities and Social Sciences:

• PhD English
• PhD Psychology
• PhD Philosophy
• PhD Sociology

Management Stream:

• PhD Management Studies & Industrial Engineering

Available PhD Programme 2023

GATE/NET/DST-Inspire/CAT/GMAT/PMRF candidates

• A candidate, who has qualified GATE/NET/DST-Inspire/Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF)/Appropriate National Level Examination, is ELIGIBLE for Ph.D. admission ONLY in Engineering, Science, Management Studies and Humanities & Social Sciences.
• A candidate who has qualified CAT/GMAT is eligible for Ph.D. in Management.

IIT graduates (CGPA of 8.0 or above)

• IIT graduates (Masters and/or Bachelor’s degree holders) having a CGPA/OGPA of 8.0 or above are also eligible for Ph.D. admission at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. For Masters and/or Bachelor’s degree holders from IITs having a CGPA of 8.0 or above, the requirement of GATE/NET is waived off.

Project Candidates

• This admission procedure also applies to candidates holding positions in externally/internally funded projects being executed in various departments at the Institute for availing Institute Assistantship (IA) beyond the project tenure. In such cases, the candidate must give the details in the online application portal, such as, the current position, admission number availed, project title, name of the project investigator (PI), department, date of joining, date of completion of the project.

Program Fee*

*May be subject to change

Institute Assistantship (IA)

• The Institute may provide full-time Ph. D. students who have qualified GATE or any other eligible national level examination, financial assistance in the form of teaching or research assistantships (referred to as IA).
• IA will also be provided for IIT graduates having CGPA greater than or equal to 8.0 in the qualifying examination.
• The Ph.D. students will be awarded the assistantships for a period of five years based on the performance every year.
• The assistantship will be paid at the approved rates as specified by the MHRD, GOI from time to time.
• Full-time Ph.D. students, financially supported by research projects, may avail IA after completion of the project, provided that she/he qualifies GATE or any other eligible national level examination and has been admitted through the Institute selection process. The maximum duration of assistantship is five years (inclusive of Project and Institute funding). Extension of assistantship shall not be given in any case, beyond five years.
• IA will not be provided for:
  • a) Full-time Ph.D. candidates having external fellowship from Govt. sources, namely, CSIR, UGC, DST, etc.
  • b) Part-time Ph.D. candidates
  • c) Sponsored/External Ph.D. candidates
• A student should devote eight hours per week towards teaching/laboratory assistantship assigned to her/him. The renewal of assistantship is contingent on the recommendation of the Doctoral Scrutiny Committee (DSC) and is based on the satisfactory performance of the candidate in the academic program and the discharge of assistantship duties.
• Institute Assistance
  • First 2 years – 31,000 per month (INR)
  • 3rd, 4th and 5th year – 35,000 per month (INR)

*Revised scholarship will be given after the release of notification from concerned authority..

Schedule for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24 (Phase II)

*Appropriate academic criteria/methodology will be adopted by the respective departments for shortlisting of applications received against the Ph.D. admission.

**In normal situation, the interview will be held physically in the campus at respective departments. However, it may be online if situation demands.

Eligibility Criteria for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission 2023-24

Essential Criteria For PhD in Engineering

• An applicant must have a Masters degree in Engineering in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

Essential Criteria for PhD in Science

• An applicant must have a Masters degree in the relevant subject with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10-point scale), OR
• An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science or an allied area with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale).

Essential criteria for PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences

• An applicant must have a Masters degree in the relevant subject, Arts, Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant must have a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/CGPA of 7.0 (on a 10 point scale). OR
• An applicant must have a Masters degree in Engineering / Technology/Science/ Commerce / Management with first class/division or a minimum of 60 % marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale),

Essential criteria for PhD in Management

• An applicant must have a Masters degree or equivalent in Management or allied areas or Engineering / Technology with first class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant with a Bachelors degree in Engineering with a minimum of 70% marks/7.0 CGPA, OR
• An applicant must have a Masters degree in Science/Arts/Commerce with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale), OR
• An applicant who has qualified for CA/ICAI/ICMA/CS, with first-class/division or a minimum of 60% marks/CGPA of 6.0 (on a 10 point scale) in Bachelors degree.

Qualifying Degree

Eligibility and qualifying degree for various departments or refer prospectus.

Application Process

All candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. program (full-time, external, sponsored, or part-time Ph.D.) to the institute must apply online through the admission portal of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad at https://www.iitism.ac.in/index.php/Admission

It is the responsibility of the candidate to verify that she/he fulfills all the eligibility requirements for admission to the PhD program of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Please consult the information brochure.

• Before applying please complete the registration step.
• After your registration is complete, you will receive an email on your registered email-id for verification. Please verify your email.
• Use your Registration Number to login to the application portal.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Start your application using the “Apply” tab.
• Fill in all the details. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. You may write “NA” if you are not able to provide the corresponding data. Please keep pdf files for all documents for your credentials like marksheets, degree certificates, category certificates, etc. ready. They are required to be uploaded before completion of the submission.
• Please complete the submission by clicking submit.
• Please save a PDF copy of your completed application. It will be required during the admission process.

Application Fee

Selection Process for IIT Dhanbad PhD Admission

• The admission procedure consists of (i) shortlisting and (ii) interview.
• Appropriate shortlisting criteria will be adopted by the department for the shortlisting of applications received against the Ph.D. ADMISSION 2023-24. This includes fixing appropriate cut-off (a) GATE/CAT/GMAT score and/or (b) NET (LS) marks/rank and/or CGPA/OGPA/percentage in the qualifying degree and will be decided by the respective department.
• The final selection of the candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program will be based on their performance in the interview conducted by the respective departments.

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