Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
PhD Admission 2012
Open House for Aspiring PhD Candidates at IIIT-Delhi on Mar 23,24 from 4-5pm

Areas :
IIIT-Delhi invites applications for admission in PhD (Computer Science) (full-time only) in the following CS/IT research areas :
Computer Architecture and Systems Design
Image Analysis and Biometrics
Information Management and Data Engineering
Mobile Computing and Networking Applications
Security and Privacy
Software Engineering
Theoretical Computer Science

http://www.iiitd.ac.in/home
http://www.iiitd.ac.in/admission/phd/2012

Geoinformatics : IIIT-Delhi is also looking for outstanding, highly motivated and very selective PhD students in the domain of Geoinformatics to develop cutting-edge Information Technology theory and practice methodologies.

Important Dates :
Online application form - March 1
Last date of application - March 30 5PM
Last date to receive draft - April 3 5PM
Screening results of shortlisted candidates - April 4
Test / Interview (at IIIT-Delhi campus) - Saturday, 21st April, 2012

Eligibility :
IIIT-Delhi is looking for candidates who have solid foundations in CS/Maths (including good programming expertise in relevant domain), and interest in pursuing research in one of the above mentioned areas. GATE/GRE scores are optional. Specific eligibility criteria are given below.

For CS/IT students : The student must meet one of the following.
BTech / BE / MTech / MS / ME in CS / IT / ECE / EE
CGPA at least 7.5 on a scale of 10 (or equivalent) in IITs/NITs, or in the top 10% in his/her CS/IT/ECE/EE batch from other institutions. If your institute does not provide CGPA in the transcript, then at least 70% marks is required to be eligible.
MCA/MSc(CS/IT/ECE) degree is considered equivalent to the BTech/BE degree. Such students are also eligible to apply with the condition that they have BSc in Computer Science or BSc in any other subject with Mathematics as one of the courses. The marks requirement is same as that given above for BTech/BE degrees.

MSc in Mathematics :
At least 70% marks in both B.Sc and M.Sc.
Strong inclination towards CS.
Atleast two CS courses (such as Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Discrete Maths etc.) in BSc/MSc.

For Geoinformatics students : The student must meet one of the following.
Students with background in technical degree (B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech. in CS/IT/EE/ECE) as specified above.
B.Sc. (in any science-subject) with minimum 70% marks, and, M.Sc degree with minimum 70% marks in Geology, Geophysics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Life Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Information Technology or Geoinformatics.
M.Tech. in Geoscience or Geoinformatics with minimum 7.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 (or equivalent).

Requirements may be relaxed for exceptional candidates with publications/ R&D/software development experience in their area of interest or those from institutes of national and international repute.

Contact : For general queries, please refer to the frequently asked questions. For other information, you may contact us through email at phd-admissions@iiitd.ac.in (no support will be provided over telephone).

Please do not email us with your resume/C.V - application will be entirely online only through this website.

Application and Admission Procedure :
Applying :
Fill up the online application form (link to online form). This is the only way to apply.
Last date of application - March 30, 2012, 5 :00pm (Friday).
Send a demand draft of non-refundable Rs 350/- towards application processing fee in favour of IIIT-Delhi payable in New Delhi to the address below. Write clearly your name and application ID on the back of the draft.
PhD Admission Committee
IIIT-Delhi
3rd Floor, Library building, NSIT Campus
Azad Hind Fauj Marg
Sector-3, Dwarka
New Delhi - 110078

The draft should reach IIIT-Delhi latest by April 3rd 5:00pm, otherwise your application might be rejected without screening.
The candidates will be screened based on the information provided in the online application form.
The list of shortlisted candidates will be called for the written test.

Entrance Test :
The shortlisted candidates will have to appear in a written test, a programming test (if shortlisted in the written test) and an interview (if shortlisted after the programming test) at IIIT-Delhi on April 21st, 2012.
Students will have to bring all the documents supporting the facts in their application form, e.g., certificates, mark-sheets, publications etc.

Written and Programming Test :
Written test : The written test will have two sections (Part A and B) as described below. The questions will be on standard B.Tech. level concepts (MSc for non CS/IT areas).
Part-A is compulsory. This section will have questions from discrete maths, data structures, algorithms and programming concepts.

In Part-B, candidates need to choose ANY ONE from the following 6 subsections :
Linear algebra, probability, statistics, logic.
Computer networks, operating systems
Databases and software engineering
Computer hardware
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and image processing
Geoinformatics

Programming Test : Selected candidates after the written test will have to appear for the programming test.
Allowed programming languages : C / C++ / C# / Java
Available programming environments : (command-line) gcc, g++, gmcs, javac, (IDE) Eclipse, Netbeans, Visual Studio, Turbo-C
The program may require file I/O for reading input and producing output
The candidates will be allowed to use default libraries in the standard installation of their programming language. Non-standard libraries will not be available.

Interview :
Shortlisted candidates (after the written + programming tests) will be interviewed on the same day.
A final shortlist, based on (i) the performance in the tests, (ii) the interview, (iii) the background and (iv) references will be the final list of admitted candidates.
The admission decisions (i.e. screening, shortlisting, and others) will be made by the IIIT-D PhD Admission Committee, which will be final.

Travel logistics : For the outstation candidates (non-NCR) who are appearing for the test, IIIT-Delhi will reimburse their travel fare by second sleeper or public bus fare by the shortest route, which ever is cheapest. They will have to furnish the proof of travel. If a candidate decides to choose a different mode (e.g. 3AC, air, etc.), IIIT-Delhi will only reimburse the second sleeper or public transport bus fare by the shortest route.

Accommodation logistics : IIIT-Delhi may be able to provide accommodation to a limited number of candidates on a first-come-first-serve basis. More details will be provided in 1st week of April. Candidates are advised to arrange for their own accommodation if possible.