Birla Institute of Technology – BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring): Dates, Application Form, Entrance

BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring) – Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) Mesra Ranchi invites applications for PhD admissions under full-time/part-time categories for the 2023-24 (Spring) session.

Check full details on BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring) below here.

BIT Mesra PhD Programs

PhD Programs Offered

Following departments offers PhD program-

• Architecture and Planning
• Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology
  • Bio-Medical Engineering
• Centre for Quantitative Economics and Data Science
  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Mathematics and Statistics 
• Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Polymer Engineering
  • Food Technology
• Chemistry
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Science
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Management
  • Management
  • Hospitality & Tourism Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology
• Physics
• Production and Industrial Engineering
• Remote Sensing
• Space Engineering and Rocketry

Fellowships are available in limited specializations. However,
candidate can choose any specialization if desires to pursue Ph.D. in
self-financing mode.

Specializations Offered by Departments

Important Dates for BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring)

Eligibility Criteria for BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring)

Candidates with following qualification shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Program of the Institute:

• Possessing M.Tech. / M.E. / M.Sc. (Engg.) / M.Arch. / M.Pharm. / M.S.(Pharm.)(only from NIPERs)/ M.Sc.(Pharm) / M. Plan./ M.Sc./ MCA / MBA or equivalent Degree in relevant branch from a recognized University/Institute with minimum 60% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a ten point scale in the qualifying examination are eligible to apply for admission in the relevant departments. Candidate appearing in the final semester may also apply, however they may have to produce the Final Degree and Marksheet by the date of declaration of results.
• Possessing B.Tech./B.E./B.Sc. (Engg.)/B.Pharm/B.Arch./B.Plan. or equivalent Degree in relevant branch from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 80% marks or 8.0 CGPA on a ten-point scale in the qualifying examination and a valid GATE/GPAT score with a minimum of   80   percentile are   eligible to apply for admission in the departments as per their Specialization.
• Sponsored candidates must have minimum of two years of professional work experience, in addition to the eligibility criteria (a or b). In addition, sponsored candidates should have valid sponsorship for at least three years.
• Relaxation of 5% marks in eligibility requirement will be given for SC / ST candidates.

Note:

1. No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Institute is mandatory for employees of the Institute which shall be obtained before appearing at the admission test for the Ph.D. program.
2. Employees from other organizations shall produce NOC from his/her respective employers before payment of admission fees.
3. In case of the candidates with other grade point scale, the decision of the equivalence made by the assigned committee of the Institute shall be final.

Selection Procedure

• Selection for PhD admissions shall be based on the performance in an Entrance Test, Previous academic record and an Interview.
• Upto 20% of the selected candidates for admission to the respective Department may be allotted to Part-Time candidates depending upon their position in the merit list. However, in the departments such as Management and Architecture & Planning, the number of selected part-time candidates may be more than 20% and shall be decided by an appropriate committee.
• Those with UGC-CSIR-JRF/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/GATE/NET-JRF and all other similar all India fellowships based written test for Ph.D. admission may be exempted from the Written Test, but the candidate has to appear in the interview.
• Admission to Ph.D. will be of two stage process:
  1. Ph.D. Written Test (WT) and
  2. Personal Interview (PI)

BIT Mesra PhD Entrance Test 2024 (Spring)

Interview

Qualified / eligible candidates of written test will be shortlisted for interview.

The interview of the selected candidates will be conducted as per the schedule given below –

Fellowship

• Several Institute Research Scholarships (IRS) with a fellowship  amount of Rs. 15,000/- per month for the first two years and Rs. 20,000/- per month for the next two years are available depending on the performance.
• The minimum marks required for IRS may vary across the departments and shall be decided by an appropriate committee.   
• The IRSs shall be awarded based on the performance in the admission test, academic career, and interview. Ph.D. admission test is mandatory for candidate aspiring for the IRS.

Candidates who are not opting for Institute PhD Entrance Written Test will not be entitled to get any kind of financial assistance from the Institute.

BIT Mesra PhD Admission 2024 (Spring) Application Process

• Candidates have to fill online application available on Institute website (www.bitmesra.ac.in).
• Read information brochure carefully before filling application form.
• Apply for one department only.

Application Fee

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