NIT Hamirpur PhD Admission 2022: Application Form, Dates

NIT Hamirpur PhD Admission 2022 – National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur invites application for PhD admission for the session 2022-23.
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NIT Hamirpur PhD Programs
Categories of PhD Programmes
The Institute shall admit Ph.D. candidates in following categories of Ph.D. programmes:
- Full Time Research Scholars
- Fellowship Research Scholars (Category Code: FT01)
- Self-financed Research Scholars (Category Code: FT02)
- Sponsored Research Scholars (Category Code: FT03)
- Part-Time Research Scholars
- Institute Research Scholars (Category Code: PT01)
- Sponsored Research Scholars (Category Code: PT02)
Departments Offering PhD Admissions
The Ph.D. programmes shall be offered in the following Departments in various areas of research specialization:
S. No | Department | Seats (under FT-01) | Area of Research |
1. | Architecture | 06 | Architecture, Planning |
2. | Civil Engineering | 06 | Water Resources, Environment Engg., Remote Sensing, Geotechnical Engg., & Geology, Structural Engg., Transportation Engg., Construction Mgmt. |
3. | Computer Science & Engineering | 06 | Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Information Security |
4. | Electronics & Communication Engineering | 06 | Communication and Networks, VLSI Design, RF and Microwave, Embedded System, Image Processing |
5. | Electrical Engineering | 06 | Power System, Signal Processing & Control, Instrumentation, Power Electronics & Drives, High Voltage Engineering & Condition Monitoring |
6. | Mechanical Engineering | 06 | Design, Thermal, Production & Industrial |
7. | Chemical Engineering | 04 | CFD, Renewable Energy, Biochemical & Bioprocess Engineering, Membrane Separation, Bioremediation of heavy metals and cost-effective water treatment techniques, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Process Intensification & Process System Engineering, Nanotechnology, Colloidal and interfacial science, Statistical Thermodynamics and Flow through porous media |
8. | Materials Science & Engineering | 04 | Polymer Matrix Composites/Nanocomposites, Physical/Mechanical Metallurgy, Functional Oxide Materials (Ceramic/Thin Films/Nanoparticles) |
9. | Chemistry | 03 | Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Nanomaterials |
10. | Physics & Photonics Science | 03 | Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics |
11. | Mathematics & Scientific Computing | 03 | Block Chain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Image Processing, Computational Methods, Real Complex and functional analysis, Solid and Fluid Mechanics |
12. | Management Studies | 03 | Management (HRM & Marketing) |
13. | Humanities & Social Sciences | 02 | Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Behavioural and Social Sciences, English |
14. | Centre for Energy Studies | 02 | Solar energy, Bio energy, Biofuels, Environment, Wind energy, Energy management, Energy storage, Energy policy and economics, Bioremediation, Renewable energy, Sustainability, Environmental microbiology |
Eligibility Criteria for NIT Hamirpur PhD Admission 2022
For PhD in Engineering Departments
- The applicant must have passed Master Degree in Engineering/Technology in the appropriate discipline. Open/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates must have secured minimum CGPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in Master Degree. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates, a minimum CGPI of 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in Master Degree shall be applicable. OR
- The applicant must have passed Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Technology in the appropriate discipline with minimum CGPI of 8.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 80% marks in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, a minimum CGPI of 8.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 75% marks in Bachelor Degree will be applicable. OR
- The applicant must have passed Master Degree in Science in the appropriate discipline, consistent with the research areas of the concerned Department (as decided by admitting departments), with minimum CGPI of 7.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 70% marks in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates, a minimum CGPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 65% marks in Master Degree will be applicable.
For PhD programme in Environmental Engineering
- The applicant must have passed Bachelor degree in Engineering/Technology in the appropriate discipline (Other existing conditions remaining same as mentioned above). OR The applicant must have passed Master Degree (M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch) in Civil/ Chemical/ Environmental Engineering/ Agriculture/ Atmospheric Science/ Biotechnology/ Mining/ Geotechnology/ Water Resource Engineering/ Environmental Science & Engineering/ Environmental Engineering and Management/ Energy and Environmental Engineering/ Architecture.
PhD in Science Departments
- The candidate must have passed Master Degree in Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry or equivalent with minimum CGPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in case of Open/EWS /OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, minimum CGPI of 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in Master Degree will be applicable.
PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences Department
- The candidate must have passed Master Degree in Humanities/Social Sciences (Economics/Sociology/Psychology/ Behavioural and Social Sciences) with minimum CGPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, minimum CGPI of 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in Master Degree will beapplicable.
PhD in Department of Management Studies
- The candidate must have passed Master Degree in Management i.e. MBA with minimum CGPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, minimum CGPI of 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in Master Degree in Management will be applicable. OR
- Qualified Professionals/Executives with Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Technology and working with corporate houses, and having five years professional experience may be considered. Such candidates must have minimum CGPI of 8.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 75% marks in Bachelor Degree in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, minimum CGPI of 7.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 70% marks in Bachelor Degree will be applicable.
PhD in Department of Architecture
- The candidate must have passed both Bachelor Degree in Architecture/Planning and Master Degree in Architecture or equivalent degree in appropriate branch of Architecture/Planning. Open/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates must have secured minimum CGPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in Master Degree. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, a minimum CGPI of 6.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in Master Degree shall be applicable. OR
- The applicant must have passed Bachelor Degree in Architecture/Planning discipline with minimum CGPI of 8.5 on a 10- point scale (or equivalent) or 80% marks in case of Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category. Whereas, in case of SC/ST/ PwD candidates, a minimum CGPI of 8.0 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 75% marks in Bachelor Degree will be applicable.
Additional Requirements for Sponsored Candidates (Category Code: FT03 & PT02)
A candidate who fulfills the eligibility criteria mentioned above and is sponsored by his/her employer may be considered for admission provided he/she fulfills the following conditions:
- The sponsored candidate must attach the relevant sponsorship certificate on letter head of the institution/organization/industry along with the application.
- The sponsoring organization must be a reputed medium or large-scale Government organization/private industry/AICTE recognized technical institution.
- The sponsored candidate must have been in regular service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years on 01.08.2022. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to relieve him/her to pursue the Ph.D. programme for its full duration as per the admission category requirement. Such candidates are required to submit No Objection Certificate from their employer/organization.
NIT Hamirpur PhD Admission 2022 Important Dates
Start of application process | 20.07.2022 |
Last date of Receiving the hard copy of application form | 18.08.2022 |
Displaying list of shortlisted candidates (for Written Test and/ or Interview/ Presentation) | 25.08.2022 |
Written Test and/ or Interview/ Presentation of the shortlisted candidates | 31.08.2022 (09.00AM onwards) |
Declaration of result and issuing of Admission Letters | 08.09.2022 |
Dates for fee deposit by provisionally selected candidates | 09.09.2022 to 12.09.2022 |
Registration of provisionally selected candidates | 13.09.2022 |
Physical Reporting in the Institute | 13.09.2022 |
NIT Hamirpur PhD Admission 2022 Application Process
- The applicants have to apply offline (submit a hard copy) through a form available at Institute website (www.nith.ac.in).
- Separate application forms must be submitted for programmes offered by different Departments/Centre along with prescribed processing fee.
- No other means of application shall be allowed. The filled hard copy of application form along with necessary documents have to be send at the address of The Dean Academic, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (H.P)-177005, India.
- Application processing fee of Rs.1200 for Open/EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs. 600 for SC/ST/PwD per application is to be paid online through SBI Collect (https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect) as per the procedure mentioned (Refer to “Guidelines for Payment of Ph.D. Application Fee through SBI Collect”). If a candidate is applying in more than one Department, separate application is to be submitted and processing fee paid for each application.
Application Fee
For Open/EWS/OBC-NCL category | Rs. 1200/- |
For SC/ST/PwD Category | Rs. 600/- |
Mode of Payment | Through online SBI Collect. |
Selection Process
- Selection will be based on Written test and/or Interview/Presentation.
- The Written test and/or Interview/Presentation shall be held at NIT Hamirpur.
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