Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme beginning in August 2021. The disciplines in which these programmes will be offered are: Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and Mathematics. The following are areas of research for which admissions are currently sought:
A. Department of CSE | |||||
Sl.no. | Broad Area | Faculty | Category
| Assistantship | Number |
1 | Network Function Virtualization in 5G, Edge Computing | Dr. Radhika Sukapuram | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
2 | Clustering, Theoretical Problems in Evolutionary Computation, Scheduling | Dr. Sumit Mishra | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
3 | Heuristic and Machine Learning based scheduling techniques in real-time multicore systems | Dr. Sanjay Moulik | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
4 | Machine Learning for Computer architecture / Operating system, File systems | Dr. Manojit Ghose | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
5 | Graph Theory, Algorithm Engineering, Combinatorics, Theoretical computer science,Cyber Security | Dr. Srinibas Swain | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
6 | Information Security, Formal Methods, Software Engineering | Dr. Angshuman Jana | Full time | Institute Fellowship | 1 |
B. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering | |||||
Sl. no. | Area | Faculty | Category | Assistantship | Number |
1. | Communication Systems | Dr. Shilpa | Full-Time | Institute Fellowship |
2 |
2. | Communication Networks | Dr. Ripudaman Singh | Full-Time | Institute Fellowship | |
3. | Wireless Communication | Dr. Kukil Khanikar | Full-Time | Institute Fellowship | |
C. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences | |||||
Sl. No. | Area | Faculty | Category | Assistantship | Number |
1. | Identity Politics, Socio-Political Movements, Territory and Indian State, north-east history and politics, Conflicts and Violence, policy studies | L. David Lal | Full time | Self-finance / UGC JRF | 1 |
2. | Colonial & Postcolonial Studies, Literature & Cinema | Rajarshi Mitra | Full time | Self-finance / UGC JRF | 1 |
3. | Issues of Development Economics, Health Economics, and Experimental Economics | Hari K Choudhury | Full time | Project cum Self-finance / UGC JRF | 1 |
D. Department of Science and Mathematics | |||||
Sl.no. | Area | Faculty | Category | Assistantship (applicable for Full time) | Number |
1. | Number Theory/ Algebra | Dr. Gautam Kalita |
Full time |
UGC/CSIR/INSPIRE/NBHM/Others Fellowship already awarded to the candidate by some agency | 1 |
2. | Topology and Geometry/ Graph Theory/ Group Theory | Dr. Dipendu Maity |
2 | ||
3. | Numerical Analysis | Dr. Anuradha Jha | 1 | ||
THE SCHEDULE AND THE PROGRAMME
i. Admissions will be held based on applications received. The last date of receiving application will be 28-07-2021 (Wednesday).
- Date of Selection in Online Mode for All Disciplines: 07-08-2021 (Saturday)
- Shortlisting will be done based on the availability of seats and academic performance of the candidates. A candidate merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted.
- There will be no support for travel for the interview.
- There is no application fee.
- Course Requirements, if any, will be prescribed by individual Departments. But students will be encouraged to take courses. The Doctoral Committee of a student will evaluate the preparedness of a student and prescribe one or more courses that will have to be taken.
- There will be a written comprehensive examination after admission to determine if the student is ready to take up research work and to determine if the student has sufficient breadth of knowledge in the discipline he / she has been admitted to.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
i) Regular
A student in this category works full-time for his/her PhD degree. He / she may get a fellowship / assistantship, or may be self-financed.
ELIGIBILITY
For admission to the PhD Programme in various disciplines a candidate must satisfy the following criteria:
CSE and ECE
i) Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in the relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.
OR
ii) Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Sciences or equivalent in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 or 65% of marks.
Mathematics
i. MA/ MSc/ MTech in Mathematics with at least 60% marks or a CPI of 6.5
HSS
i. Master’s degree with at least 60% marks or a CPI of 6.0
ii. Candidates with MPhil degree/ NET-JRF will be given preference.
For candidates with a B.Tech / MA / MSc, preference will be given to those who have cleared GATE / NET/ JRF.
RESERVATIONS (SC, ST, OBC (Non-creamy layer) and PD categories):
Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ST/PD applicants. Reservation is as per GOI rules. OBC (Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per format at Annexure-I & Annexure - II. The OBC (NCL) Certificate, issued by competent authority, on or after 01-06-2020, shall only be acceptable.
Fees
Sl. No. | Items | Periodicity | Amounts (₹) |
1. | Tuition Fee | Per Semester | 5,000 |
2. | Institute Caution Money | One Time (Refundable) | 5,000 |
Total | 10,000 | ||
*The candidate needs to pay the hostel and mess fees only when a student joins a hostel. Hostel rent will be charged on a pro-rata basis (semester of 6 months with a charge of 12,500/- for the whole semester) based on when the student joins a hostel.
SUBMISSION
Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling up the Google Forms in the links given below accordingly -
1. CSE: Click here
2. ECE: Click here
3. HSS: Click here
4. Science and Mathematics: Click here
Please upload the APPLICATION FORM along with the self-attested copies of all degrees; mark sheets and GATE / NET score card copy (if any) must be uploaded.
Download Application Form: pdf / doc
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