Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022: Dates, Application Form, Results

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022 – Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar invites applications for admission to PhD (Full-Time, Part-Time and Self-Sponsored) Programme in Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Management Academic Year 2022-2023 (Session July-2022).

Latest – List of selected candidates is available now

Available PhD Programs

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022 Eligibility Criteria

1) Full Time (under Institute Fellowship)

Engineering Departments (Sr. No. 1-11 & 16)

• Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant area of research along with Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate branch of Engineering/Technology with a first class or minimum 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on 10 point scale) in the qualifying examination.
• For all Engineering Departments (Sr. No. 1 to 11), direct Ph.D. admission is also available in case of candidate with B Tech/B.E./BS (4 year) with a CGPA of 8.0 and above on a 10 point scale or 75% aggregate from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI). All such candidates must be GATE qualified. Number of credit courses to be cleared will be 24 credits before comprehensive examination.

Engineering Department Specific Qualifications

Department of Biotechnology: “The Candidate should be B.Tech/B.E. and/or M.Tech/M.E. in the relevant branches of Engineering/Technology out of which either B.E./B.Tech. or M.E./M.Tech should be in Biotechnology. The candidates with M.Sc. in Biotechnology/Industrial Biotechnology/ Environment Biotechnology/ Biochemical Engineering/ Biochemical Technology/ Biomedical Technology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Bioinformatics with GATE/NET in Biotechnology are also eligible.

Department of Chemical Engineering: The qualification for admission to PhD programme in the Department is Master Degree in Chemical Engineering or its allied branches. Master degree in Science (Chemistry or its equivalent) must have qualified in GATE/NET for scholarship. However, the candidate with Master degree in Science without GATE/NET can join in PhD (Part Time) Programme.

Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering: The candidate should have Master’s degree in Science in related fields but more preference will be given to Master’s Degree in Science with Engineering (Ex. M.Sc Engg.). Interdisciplinary department candidates will also be allowed (Ex. CSE, Mechanical Engg./Chemical Engg. Etc.).

Department of Textile Technology: The qualification for admission to PhD programme is M. Tech. in any discipline whereas B.Tech. should be in Textile Technology/Engineering.

Centre for Energy and Environment: M.Tech. in Renewable Energy, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, etc. along with B.Tech. or Master Degree in Environmental Science/Technology or M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry with a first class of minimum 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on 10 point scale in the qualifying examination)

Other than Engineering Departments (Sr. No. 12 to 15)

Science Departments

Master’s Degree in appropriate branch of Science with a minimum 60% Marks or CGPA of 6.5 on 10 point scale or first class in the qualifying examination.

Humanities & Management

PhD (English Literature): Master’s degree In English or English Language Teaching with at least 55% marks or a CGPA of 6.0 on 10 point scale.

PhD (Linguistics): Master’s degree in Linguistics or English or English Language Teaching with at least 55% marks or a CGPA of 6.0 on 10 point scale.

PhD (Management): Master’s degree in Management or Commerce with at least 60% marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on 10 point scale.

The candidates in Humanities and Management must be NET/GATE qualified for the award of stipend cum teaching assistantship as per Ministry of HRD norms and Institute norms.

Note

• For all Engineering Departments, valid GATE score is mandatory for scholarship for the candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering. Candidate with Master’s degree in Science also must have qualified in GATE/NET for scholarship with valid score.
• For all Engineering Departments, It is also possible for Direct Ph.D. admission in case of candidate with B Tech/B.E/BS (4 year) with a CGPA of 8.0 and above on a 10 point scale or 75% aggregate from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI). All such candidates must be GATE qualified with valid GATE score. Number of credit courses to be cleared will be 24 credits before comprehensive examination.
• Candidates with GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) / Inspire Fellow / Sponsored by some outside agency as a full-time candidate should possess valid score for these exams. The admission shall be solely based upon the performance of individuals during “presentation and interaction” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research.
• Only primary mode of evaluation (CGPA or percentage) as mentioned in the qualifying degree certificate/mark sheet will be considered while verifying eligibility. Conversion from CGPA to percentage or vice versa given by individual Institute/University will not be allowed.
• For the SC / ST / PwD applicants, the eligibility requirement of marks be relaxed by 5%, or by a CGPA of 0.5 (on a 10-point scale) at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s level

2) PhD programmes (Part-Time)

• Faculty/Technical/Scientific staff of NITJ; External candidates sponsored by Industry/Institute having R & D facility recognized by NITJ having minimum two-years’ experience and possessing the same academic qualifications as that for PhD regular candidates, are eligible to apply for PhD Programme as a part-time candidate.
• The Part-Time candidate(s) shall be required to submit a No Objection Certificate from their Employers stating that the concerned candidate(s) is an employee of that organization and is allowed to pursue his/her research work at NIT, Jalandhar, and his/her routine work permit him/her to devote sufficient time for research work.
• For a foreign national candidate who applies through Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, or Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Govt. of India, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the same minimum qualifications as required for PhD admission in case of Regular candidates.

3) PhD (Full Time) with external fellowships

Candidate who have already secured funding/fellowship from reputed external agencies like JRF/DST INSPIRE etc. can apply for PhD (Full Time) programme. These candidates, if selected, will not be provided any fellowship/contingency grant by the Institute.

4) PhD (Full-Time) in Self-Sponsored Mode (without Institute Fellowship)

• Candidates who are willing to pursue PhD in Full-Time mode can also opt for Self-Sponsored Mode. These candidates will not get any stipend/fellowship from the Institute.

5) PhD (Full-Time) for candidates/staff working under the Research Projects sponsored by MHRD/DST/UGC or some other government agency at NIT, Jalandhar

• The candidate/staff working under the projects at NIT, Jalandhar sponsored by MHRD/DST/UGC/some other government agency/industrial organization and coordinated by the institute faculty as certified by the concerned Principal Investigator/Coordinator; those having appropriate provisions for salaries and contingency grant for the required shall also be eligible for admission to PhD Full-Time programme, only if, they have at least two years of remaining Project period at NIT Jalandhar.

The academic qualifications for PhD (Part-time) programmes/ PhD (Full Time) with external fellowships are the same as that for PhD (Full Time).

Important Dates for Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022 Application Process

• The link to fill the online application form can be accessed through Institute website www.nitj.ac.in.
• An Application Fee of Rs.1000/- (Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates) is required to be paid online.
• The candidates are required to apply online and there is no requirement to send the Hard Copy of the application form to the Institute.
• An applicant is required to apply on different application forms in case he/she wants his/her candidature to be considered in more than one Department.

Admission Procedure

• Candidates with GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) / Inspire Fellow / Sponsored by some outside agency as a full-time candidate need not clear Institute written examination. For all other candidate Institute written examination is to be cleared. However, GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) / Inspire Fellow/ Sponsorship from outside agency or Institute Examinations are only for shortlisting of the applicants. Mere shortlisting of an applicant does not confirm admission to Ph.D. Programme. The admission shall be solely based upon the performance of individuals during “presentation and interaction” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research.
• The admission to PhD programme (Full-Time, Part-Time & Self-Sponsored) in all disciplines mentioned in this advertisement shall be made purely on the basis of a “presentation” to be made by the shortlisted applicants in their proposed area of research followed by “interaction” to be conducted by the respective Department Admission Committee. Mere shortlisting of an applicant does not confirm admission to Ph.D. Programme.
• Shortlisting of candidates (other than GATE/NET (JRF/LS)/ UGC (JRF/LS) / Inspire Fellow / Sponsored by some outside agency as a full-time candidate) shall be done by Departmental Admission Committee for the process of “presentation and interaction” for the applicants. For this purpose, a screening test shall be conducted by the respective Departments. Only those applicants who score marks above the cutoff of 40%, i.e. 24 marks out of 60 for UR category candidates, and 35% i.e. 21 out of 60 for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD candidates in the screening test shall be eligible for presentation and interaction process. Marks obtained in the screening test shall not be counted for preparation of final merit list of the successful candidates. The details of the Syllabi will be separately notified on the Institute website i.e. www.nitj.ac.in
• The Pattern of Examination shall be as of GATE and NET examination. The Screening Test will be of MCQ Mode.
• The Department Admission Committee for each Department shall recommend the suitable candidates for admission based on its assessment of presentation and interaction. Marks obtained in the screening test shall not be counted for preparation of final merit list of the successful candidates.
• Merely shortlisting of an applicant does not confirm admission to Ph.D. programme. The admission shall be solely based upon performance of individuals during “presentation and interaction” and availability of the Supervisor in the proposed area of research. The Department Admission Committee/Institute reserves the right not to recommend any candidate for admission to PhD in the respective Department if the performance of the shortlisted candidates is not found satisfactory during “presentation and interaction”. The decision of Department Admission Committee (approved by the competent authority of the Institute) shall be final.
• The merit list of the selected candidates (based on presentation & interaction) shall be prepared on marks basis. A candidate who scores less than 40 marks (out of 100) for “presentation & interaction” shall not be considered “qualified” for admission to PhD programme and his/her name shall not be recommended for admission by Departmental Admission Committee.
• The list of recommended candidates for admission to PhD (Full-Time & Self-Sponsored) programme shall be made in order of merit. The candidates who will be in order of merit can opt for the Self-Sponsored mode of admission otherwise the seat available in Self-Sponsored mode will be made available to the next candidate in order of merit. There will no upgradation of the candidate admitted under Self-Sponsored mode to Full-Time (Institute Fellowship) mode.
• All the admitted candidates shall be governed by the PhD regulations of the Institute and other instructions issued by the Institute time to time.

Reservation

• The reservation rules will be followed as per Government of India guidelines prevailing at the time of admission, at the Institute level for Full-Time programme (i.e. 40.5% for UR, 27% for OBC, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST and 10% for EWS category) as per the seat matrix shown in this Advertisement.

Teaching Assistantship-cum-Scholarships

Eligible candidates for stipend cum teaching assistantship shall be paid as per instructions issued by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) from time to time.

• For all Engineering Departments, GATE is not mandatory for scholarship for the candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering. Candidate with Master’s degree in science must have qualified in GATE/NET for scholarship. For all other Programmes, GATE/NET shall be compulsory for Institute Scholarship. Candidates admitted under Full-Time (Institute Fellowship/JRF/any other external Fellowship) will be allotted certain teaching load as prescribed by the Institute time to time.
• No Stipend cum Teaching Assistantship/Scholarship and Contingency grant shall be given to the candidates admitted as under Part-Time and Self-Sponsored PhD programme. However, Stipend-cumTeaching Assistantship/Scholarship and Contingency grant to the candidate working under the Sponsored Projects coordinated by the faculty of the institute shall be given as per the terms and conditions of the project.
• In case, the provisional admission is done under some project grant/financial support from other funding agencies, the relevant rules of the funding agency shall be implemented for the disbursement of stipend/scholarship. No financial assistance shall be given by the Institute in such cases. All other criteria of admission to Ph.D. programmes shall remain same for such candidates.
• Stipend-cum-teaching assistantship for Research Scholars admitted to the appropriate discipline under Institute support shall be started from the date of his/her joining in the Department.
• The candidates admitted under PhD Full-Time (Self-Sponsored) programme shall not be allotted any teaching load.

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission July 2022 Results

Selected Candidates

• Notice regarding Semester Registration for PhD Programme (Session July-2022)
• PhD (Full Time) with Teaching Assistantship 
• PhD (Full Time) without Teaching Assistantship 
• PhD (Part Time) without Teaching Assistantship 
• PhD (Full Time) staff working under Research Projects at NITJ 
• PhD (Full Time) under JRF/Inspire Fellowship

List of Eligible / Not Eligible Candidates for PhD Admissions (Session July – 2022)

Schedule of Written Test for Admission to PhD Programme for the Academic Year 2022-2023

REVISED Schedule of PhD Interaction and Presentation (Session July-2022) 

• Biotechnology
• Centre for Energy and Environment
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering (REVISED)
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (REVISED)
• Humanities and Management
• Industrial and Production Engineering
• Information Technology
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Textile Technology

Note: This is for information of all the eligible Ph.D. candidates that the written test and the presentation will be held in offline mode as per the schedule. 

Important Links

Previous Admissions

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission Jan 2022

Important Dates

Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar PhD Admission 2020

Important Dates

Notice for the Candidates selected under the Ph.D. (Full-Time) programme for the Academic Year 2020-21 (30.12.2020)